Verbs of the Senses

This should be a quick lesson. We have five verbs here, one for each of the five senses of the body: sight, smell, touch, hearing, and taste.

look | smell | feel | sound | taste

We have three different formulas depending on the part of speech:

1. Sense verb + adjective
2. Sense verb + like + noun
3. Sense verb + as if + clause

1) Sense verb + adjective

You look tired.

This prahok tastes salty.

Flowers usually smell good.

2) Sense verb + like + noun

You look like my father.

This soup tastes like chicken.

Stop singing. Your voice sounds like a garbage crusher.

3) Sense verb + as if + clause

I’m so tired. It feels as if I’ve just run a marathon.

Take a shower. You smell as if you haven’t bathed in a year.

This chicken tastes as if it’s gone bad.