Stop saying: “I looked the game on TV last night.”
Say instead: “I watched the game on TV last night.” · B1 · Word Choice
✗ Wrong
I looked the game on TV last night.
✓ Correct
I watched the game on TV last night.
Why?
Use watch for things that move or change over time, like TV shows, videos, and games. Use look at when you point your eyes at something on purpose, and see when something simply comes into your view. You watch a movie, but you look at a photo.
More examples
🎙️ REAL VOICES
The three correct examples below, in a real voice.
✗ We saw TV all evening.
✓ We watched TV all evening.
✗ She watched at the photo for a minute.
✓ She looked at the photo for a minute.
✗ I am looking the children play in the yard.
✓ I am watching the children play in the yard.
Moving picture? Watch it. Still picture? Look at it.