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ENGLISH VERB

look around

to look around

  • Regular verb
  • Gerund: looking around
  • Past participle: looked around

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I look around
  2. you you look around
  3. he, she, it he looks around
  4. we we look around
  5. they they look around

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I looked around
  2. you you looked around
  3. he, she, it he looked around
  4. we we look around
  5. they they looked around

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will look around
  2. you you will look around
  3. he, she, it he will look around
  4. we we will look around
  5. they they will look around

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am looking around
  2. you you are looking around
  3. he, she, it he is looking around
  4. we we are looking around
  5. they they are looking around

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already looked around
  2. you you have already looked around
  3. he, she, it he has already looked around
  4. we we have already looked around
  5. they they have already looked around

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would look around
  2. you you would look around
  3. he, she, it he would look around
  4. we we would look around
  5. they they would look around

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. look around!

How to use look around

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Tourists look around and take photos of everything.

    The tourists look around and take photos of everything.

  2. Past

    I looked around but didn't see my keys anywhere.

    I looked around but didn't see my keys anywhere.

  3. Future

    We will look around the old town after lunch.

    We're going to take a walk around the old town after lunch.

  4. Present continuous

    No thanks, I am just looking around.

    No, thanks — I'm just looking around.

  5. Present perfect

    Have you looked around the neighborhood yet?

    Have you looked around the neighborhood yet?

  6. Conditional

    I would look around before buying the first one.

    I'd look around a bit before buying the first one.

  7. Imperative

    Look around, everyone here is smiling.

    Look around, everyone here is smiling.

Good to know

  • In a store, "I'm just looking around" means "I'm just looking around".
  • "Look around for" is to search by looking: "look around for a good deal".

Where you hear look around

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • When I look around, I see new faces. When I look around, I see new faces.
  • I looked around, and we all knew each other. I looked around, and we all knew each other.
  • Next time, we'll look around and ask, "Who's missing?" Next time, we'll look around and ask, "Who's missing?"

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 2

  • When I look around, I see new faces. When I look around, I see new faces.
  • I looked around, and we all knew each other. I looked around, and we all knew each other.
  • Next time, we'll look around and ask, "Who's missing?" Next time, we'll look around and ask, "Who's missing?"
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Who are we doing this for?

Intermediate Level 3 · look around

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Numbers say how much, not why

Advanced Level 2 · looked around · Came in, looked around, and left. · Fourteen came in, looked around, and left. · Fourteen came in, looked around, and left. A hallway with chairs.

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The neighborhood then and now

Fluency Level 1 · And grandmothers. Look around.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular verb.