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Confusing Verb Pairs

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Differences Between See and Watch

Use 'see' to speak about the entire event or experience of watching a film, show, concert, etc. For example:

Have you seen the latest film by Spielberg?
We saw the new play at the Hello Theater last weekend.

Verb Forms: See - Saw - Seen

Use 'watch' to speak about the action of viewing something on TV, online, etc. For example:

Just a moment, I'm watching a video clip on YouTube.
Tom's watching TV, let me get him for you.

Verb Forms: Watch - Watched - Watched - Watching

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