Look At

Question 1

Look at

Answer 1

To move your eyes to see someone or something - view; glance at

To read something quickly (so you can give an opinion on it) - read; study; inspect

Examine something (and decide what to do) - analyze; ascertain; scrutinize

To think about a situation or subject carefully (especially to make a decision) - consider; contemplate; deliberate

Used to give an example of something. It is only used in present tense.

Question 2

Look at (present tense) - To move your eyes to see someone or something

Answer 2

Look at that. Today’s special is beef stew.

Look at the menu in front of the counter.

Question 3

be looking at (present continuous) - To move your eyes to see someone or something

Answer 3

James: What are you looking at?
Claire: There’s a man dancing in the street.

James: I don’t see him.
Claire: You’re looking at the wrong bank. He’s on the other side of the street.

Question 4

be looking at (past continuous) - To move your eyes to see someone or something

Answer 4

Paul: That magic show yesterday was awesome!
Donald: Really? What did the magician do?
Paul: Well, he did a lot of card tricks, but my favorite trick was when he made a rabbit disappear.
Donald: It’s all just an illusion.
Paul: I know, but I was looking at the rabbit and the magician’s hands the whole time and it just disappeared! I couldn’t see how he did it.
Donald: Maybe you didn’t look closely enough.

Question 5

looked at (past tense) - To move your eyes to see someone or something

Answer 5

Sarah: Did you see the squirrel?
David: What squirrel? Where?
Sarah: It was right there in front of the tree.
David: It’s not there now. Sarah:
No. I looked at it and when it saw me, it ran up the tree. David: Maybe it’ll come back down.

Question 6

look at (present tense) - To read something quickly (so you can give an opinion on it)

Answer 6

Joan, could you look at my essay?

Could I look at it before you send it please?

Question 7

be looking at (present continuous) - To read something quickly (so you can give an opinion on it)

Answer 7

Deborah: Hey Tim. How’s it going?
Tim: Good thanks.
Deborah: Was that article helpful?
Tim: Actually, I’m looking at it right now. It’s really interesting.
Deborah: Glad it was useful.
Tim: Thanks.

Question 8

looked at (past) - To read something quickly (so you can give an opinion on it)

Answer 8

Andrew: Have you seen the reading list for history class? It’s insane.
Raymond: Yeah, I looked at it yesterday. Looks ok to me.

Question 9

be looking at (past continuous) - To read something quickly (so you can give an opinion on it)

Answer 9

Amanda: How was your evening?
Courtney: Not bad. Jamie came over and we watched a movie on TV.
Amanda: Sounds nice. Did you finish that reading homework?
Courtney: Oh no! I completely forgot.
Amanda: Oh. Courtney: I was looking at it after dinner and then Jamie called me. I completely forgot about it. Amanda: Mrs. Smith won’t be happy.
Courtney: No, she won’t.

Question 10

be going to look at (future plan) - To read something quickly (so you can give an opinion on it)

Answer 10

Edward: Hi, Mr. Khan. Have you had time to look at my essay?
Mr. Khan: Not yet. I’m going to look at it tonight.
Edward: Thanks.

Question 11

will look at (offer of future help) - To read something quickly (so you can give an opinion on it)

Answer 11

A: So, we need to make a big poster for the project. Who’s going to think of some designs?
B: I’ll do that.
A: Thanks. What else do we have to do for the project?
B: I don’t remember what the teacher said. There was a list of things.
A: I think the list is available online.
C: Ok. I’ll look at it tonight. Let’s meet up again tomorrow.
A: Sure. Sounds good.

Question 12

have looked at (present perfect) - To read something quickly (so you can give an opinion on it)

Answer 12

Scott: Hi Nancy. Have you looked at the email I sent you?
Nancy: No, I’m sorry. I haven’t looked at it yet.

Question 13

looking at (gerund form) - To read something quickly (so you can give an opinion on it)

Answer 13

Noah: Hi Mustafa. I finished looking at your essay.
Mustafa: Great. How was it?
Noah: I liked it. There were a few grammatical mistakes, but not many.
Mustafa: Thanks for looking at it.

Question 14

look at (present tense) - Examine something (and decide what to do)

Answer 14

Ethan: Did you eat anything strange?
Karim: I’m not sure. Maybe.
Ethan: You should let the doctor look at that.

Ben: Shall I call the landlord about the hot water?
Luis: Yeah. Please do. He has to fix it.
Samuel: He needs to send a plumber to look at it.

Question 15

be looking at (present continuous) - Examine something (and decide what to do)

Answer 15

Sophia: What are you looking at Gabrielle?
Gabrielle: I’m looking at our bacteria samples from yesterday.
Sophia: How do they look?

Question 16

looked at (simple past) - Examine something (and decide what to do)

Answer 16

Olivia: Did you have time to look at the sales data? Emma: I looked at it yesterday. I’m just writing a report on it.

Question 17

be looking at (past continuous) - Examine something (and decide what to do)

Answer 17

Jie: My computer won’t log on.
Ali: Ok. The network might be down again. The technician was looking at it yesterday. I thought he’d fixed it. I’ll check what’s happened and call you back.

Question 18

be going to look at (future plan) - Examine something (and decide what to do)

Answer 18

Justin: Is the light still broken?
Liang: Yep. But the guy is going to look at it tomorrow while we’re out.
Justin: Good. Otherwise, we’ll have to study by candlelight!
Liang: Yeah.

Question 19

will look at (offer of future help) - Examine something (and decide what to do)

Answer 19

Seo-yeon: Fatima, are you busy now?
Fatima: A little. I’m in the middle of writing an essay. Why?
Seo-yeon: I downloaded a program from the internet and now my computer won’t work.
Fatima: Ok. I’ll look at it tonight. I’ve really got to finish this essay first.

Question 20

have looked at (present perfect) - Examine something (and decide what to do)

Answer 20

Jane: Is it bad doctor?
Doctor: Well, I’ve looked at your x-ray and there doesn’t seem to be any major damage.

Kevin: Hi Tom. Have you looked at that report I sent you yesterday? Any ideas for how we’re going to solve the problem?

Question 21

be looked at (passive) - Examine something (and decide what to do)

Answer 21

Bank: Let me check for you, sir…. Yes, your application was looked at but, unfortunately, you weren’t successful this time.
John: Oh, I see. Thank you for your time.
Bank: No problem, sir. Thank you for calling.

Question 22

look at (present tense) - To think about a situation or subject carefully (especially to make a decision)

Answer 22

Shu-fen: Ok. There are a lot of cities to choose from. Let’s check on the internet and look at the options.

Question 23

have to/must look at (imperative) - To think about a situation or subject carefully (especially to make a decision)

Answer 23

Marc: I really made a big mistake this time.
Yusif: Don’t worry. We all make mistakes. What’s important is to learn from them.
Marc: Yes. Sorry.
Yusif: You have to look at the situation very carefully before making any decisions next time.
Marc: I will.

Question 24

will look at (future intention) - To think about a situation or subject carefully (especially to make a decision)

Answer 24

Lucas: So what do you think?
Investor: Well, I like your ideas. I’ll look at them carefully with my colleagues and get back to you soon.
Lucas: Thanks.
Investor: No. Thank you.

Question 25

looked at (past tense) - To think about a situation or subject carefully (especially to make a decision)

Answer 25

Emma: Ok. We looked at the situation very carefully at the last meeting and this time we need to make a decision about the best place to put the new cycle parking.
Freeda: Let’s take a vote.

Question 26

be looking at (past continuous) - To think about a situation or subject carefully (especially to make a decision)

Answer 26

Charlotte: So where are you going first?
Aya: Well, we were looking at starting the trip in Paris, but now we’re pretty sure we want to start in Barcelona.

Charlotte: Are you going to stay in hotels?
Aya: Well, we were looking at that and it seems using Airbnb would be cheaper.

Question 27

be going to look at (future plan) - To think about a situation or subject carefully (especially to make a decision)

Answer 27

Kevin: Why wouldn’t they offer more money?
John: They said that the interior was too old fashioned.
Ben: We’re going to look at redecorating.
Kevin: Let me know if you want help with the painting!

Question 28

have looked at (present perfect) - To think about a situation or subject carefully (especially to make a decision)

Answer 28

Feng: My house is so cold in winter. I spend so much money on heating.
Richard: Have you looked at insulating it?

Question 29

Look at - Used to give an example of something. It is only used in present tense.

Answer 29

Anya: I don’t have time. I need to study.
Mom: Ok. But, look at your friend, Jane. She works part-time and still gets good grades.

Jing: There aren’t any really good Chinese restaurants in this country.
John: Really? Look at San Francisco. It has a huge China Town and some great restaurants.