Use the most suitable verbs in their correct form to complete the sentences.
peer, peep, glimpse, glance, glare, stare, gaze, squint.
1 He ..... at me angrily and I was afraid.
2 She ..... around the bedroom door to check the children were asleep.
3 He only ..... the thief as he ran away, so he couldn’t describe him to the police.
4 She ..... at her watch and realised she would be late for work.
5 She ..... at herself in the mirror, admiring her beauty.
6 She ..... out of the window but she couldn’t see anything through the mist.
7 He had lost his glasses, so he was ..... at everything all day.
8 He ..... at her in disbelief when she told him the news.
- Glared: glare — сердито смотреть. Подсказка angrily определяет выбор.
- Peeped: peep — украдкой заглядывать, например из-за двери.
- Glimpsed: glimpse — мельком увидеть. Он видел убегавшего вора слишком недолго, чтобы описать его.
- Glanced: glance — быстро взглянуть. На часы смотрят, чтобы сразу узнать время.
- Gazed: gaze — долго смотреть с интересом или восхищением; здесь она любуется собой.
- Peered: peer — всматриваться, стараясь разглядеть плохо видимое. Видимость затрудняет туман.
- Squinting: squint — щуриться. Без очков человек прищуривался; после was требуется форма на -ing для Past Continuous.
- Stared: stare — пристально смотреть, часто от удивления. Здесь причиной стало недоверие к новости.
Остальные действия стоят в Past Simple, как и соседние was, realised, told. Все эти глаголы образуют прошедшее время добавлением -ed.
- He glared at me angrily and I was afraid.
- She peeped around the bedroom door to check the children were asleep.
- He only glimpsed the thief as he ran away, so he couldn’t describe him to the police.
- She glanced at her watch and realised she would be late for work.
- She gazed at herself in the mirror, admiring her beauty.
- She peered out of the window but she couldn’t see anything through the mist.
- He had lost his glasses, so he was squinting at everything all day.
- He stared at her in disbelief when she told him the news.
