Common Confused Verbs

I love those shoes you're wearing / carrying.

• carrying

• wearing

Have you ever won / earned a prize?

• won

• earned

They met / knew at a party last year.

• met

• knew

Can you help me, or are you watching / looking at the news on TV?

• watching

• looking

She looks / looks like her mother. They have the same eyes.

• looks

• looks like

Did you bring / take me anything back from New York?

• bring

• take

Alba's looked for / found a new job which starts next week.

• looked for

• found

Are people from your country good at saying / telling jokes?

• saying

• telling

We got to the airport late, so we missed / lost the plane.

• missed

• lost

Would you lend / borrow money to a good friend?

• lend

• borrow