A smile is an expression made with the mouth.
The idea
Use smile at a person and smile for a photograph. The past is smiled.
Examples
- I smile at my neighbour.
- She smiles at the baby.
- We smiled for the photograph.
- He is smiling at his friend.
- The children smiled for the camera.
- Please smile for our picture.
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Watch out
Do not put a person directly after smile: say smile at your friend.
Try it yourself
Choose the correct form. The teacher smiled ___ the class. (at / for)
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at
at introduces the person receiving the smile.
Choose the correct form. My uncle ___ for the picture. (smile / smiles)
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smiles
smiles matches the singular subject.
Choose the correct form. Yesterday I ___ at the driver. (smiled / smiles)
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smiled
smiled describes the finished moment yesterday.
Practice round
Answer questions and rebuild English sentences to practise. Your score is shown.
Choose the correct form. The teacher smiled ___ the class. (at / for)
Choose the correct form. My uncle ___ for the picture. (smile / smiles)
Choose the correct form. Yesterday I ___ at the driver. (smiled / smiles)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe someone you smile at and a photo you smiled for.