‘Look for’ or ‘Find’?

找 –Look for 找到了 -Found

‘Look for’ and ‘search’ mean the same thing but ‘search’ is more formal, book English. For spoken English use ‘look for’.

What’s the past tense of ‘find’?

Found

I’m going to look for a job? Or I’m going to find a job?

For these questions answer ‘look/looking for’ or ‘find/found’.

What is the dog doing? It is … food. Image courtesy of federico at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

What is the doctor doing? He is … broken bones. Image courtesy of stockimages at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

The detective is … clues. Image courtesy of imagerymajestic at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

You can use a telescope to … Mars. Image courtesy of Idea go at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

If you see this you … Mars. Image courtesy of fotographic1980 at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

You need to … the last puzzle piece. Image courtesy of ponsulak at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

You … it. Image courtesy of ponsulak at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

I can’t find… (The negative tense) I can’t find a job. Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Want to find I want to find an affordable home. Image courtesy of Vichaya Kiatying-Angulee at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

If you are … a girlfriend you can do online dating. If you want to … a girlfriend you can do online dating. Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

He … a girlfriend. Image courtesy of photostock at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

She doesn’t know the answer so she is … it. Image courtesy of stockimages at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

He can’t … food. Image courtesy of meepoohfoto at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

This businessman is … business contacts. Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

He … some. Images courtesy of Stuart Miles, cooldesign at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

The company is … responsible employees. Image courtesy of Master Isolated images at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

You are playing ‘hide-and-seek’ with a little girl. You have to … her. Image courtesy of tuelekza at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

You … her! Image courtesy of tuelekza at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

She is … a yellow top. Image courtesy of nenetus at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

She … what she wanted. Image courtesy of nenetus at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Write down four sentences with ‘look for’. Write down four sentences with ‘find’ or ‘found’. Write down two sentences with ‘can’t find’.