Difference between revisions of "Look"
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*You look sleepy. <i>tu as l'air fatigué</i> | *You look sleepy. <i>tu as l'air fatigué</i> | ||
*It looks like a trap. <i>ça a l'air d'être un piège)</i> | *It looks like a trap. <i>ça a l'air d'être un piège)</i> | ||
| − | *She looks like you. <i>Elle te ressemble | + | *She looks like you. <i>Elle te ressemble // elle ressemble (plus) à toi)</i> |
*They looked like they were exhausted. <i>Ils avaient l'air d'être vannés.</i> | *They looked like they were exhausted. <i>Ils avaient l'air d'être vannés.</i> | ||
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*look<span style="color:darkgreen;"><u><b>ed</b></u></span> + ADJ | *look<span style="color:darkgreen;"><u><b>ed</b></u></span> + ADJ | ||
*d<span style="color:darkgreen;"><u><b>id</b></u></span>n't look + ADJ | *d<span style="color:darkgreen;"><u><b>id</b></u></span>n't look + ADJ | ||
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Revision as of 00:04, 2 November 2013
Imperative Mode
In the imperative mode, look is always translated as regarder.
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When look is not followed by a particle or directional preposition, it is an attributive verb.
- look + ADJ
- look + like + Noun / Pronoun / Sentence
- You look sleepy. tu as l'air fatigué
- It looks like a trap. ça a l'air d'être un piège)
- She looks like you. Elle te ressemble // elle ressemble (plus) à toi)
- They looked like they were exhausted. Ils avaient l'air d'être vannés.
grammar note
Present tense:
I / We / You / They...
- look + ADJ
- don't look + ADJ
He / She / It / That / This ...
- looks + ADJ
- doesn't look + ADJ
Past tense:
- looked + ADJ
- didn't look + ADJ
Look + preposition
Except for orders (imperative mode, see above),
