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Catch instead of caught?
Hi, can anybody enlighten me on the reason why 'catch' was used instead of 'caught' in the following dialogue?
what rule does this fall into? Thank you.
Rachel: What a catch! Jim isn't very tall, but he sure can run.
Frank: I saw someone just like him catch a frisbee on TV once, except it was a dog, not a man!
what rule does this fall into? Thank you.
Rachel: What a catch! Jim isn't very tall, but he sure can run.
Frank: I saw someone just like him catch a frisbee on TV once, except it was a dog, not a man!
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Hi, can anybody enlighten me on the reason why 'catch' was used instead of 'caught' in the following dialogue? what rule does this fall into? Thank you.
- Hi, can anybody enlighten me on the reason why 'catch' was used instead of 'caught' in the following dialogue?
- what rule does this fall into?
- Thank you.
- Rachel: What a catch!
- Jim isn't very tall, but he sure can run.
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Hi,
can anybody enlighten me on the reason why 'catch' was used instead of 'caught' in the following dialogue?
what rule does this fall into? Thank you.
Rachel: What a catch! Jim isn't very tall, but he sure can run.
Frank: I saw someone just like him catch a frisbee on TV once, except it was a dog, not a man!
In example 1, 'catch' is a noun. The a
can anybody enlighten me on the reason why 'catch' was used instead of 'caught' in the following dialogue?
what rule does this fall into? Thank you.
Rachel: What a catch! Jim isn't very tall, but he sure can run.
Frank: I saw someone just like him catch a frisbee on TV once, except it was a dog, not a man!
In example 1, 'catch' is a noun. The a
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Hi,
can anybody enlighten me on the reason why 'catch' was used instead of 'caught' in the following dialogue?
what rule does this fall into? Thank you.
Rachel: What a catch! Jim isn't very tall, but he sure can run.
Frank: I saw someone just like him catch a frisbee on TV once, except it was a dog, not a man!
In example 1, 'catch' is a noun. The a
can anybody enlighten me on the reason why 'catch' was used instead of 'caught' in the following dialogue?
what rule does this fall into? Thank you.
Rachel: What a catch! Jim isn't very tall, but he sure can run.
Frank: I saw someone just like him catch a frisbee on TV once, except it was a dog, not a man!
In example 1, 'catch' is a noun. The a
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I would add to what Clive said and add that in the second sentence, while the person was watchinging TV the action was happening in the present tense. You couldn't say:
While I was watching TV I saw someone caught a frisbee, but you could say, While I was watching TV I saw someone catch a frisbee.
While I was watching TV I saw someone caught a frisbee, but you could say, While I was watching TV I saw someone catch a frisbee.
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Hi Clive, thanks a lot for the fast response.
Regarding #2, since the act took place sometime back, why is catch(present tense and noun) used instead of caught (past tense)?
Thanks again.
Regarding #2, since the act took place sometime back, why is catch(present tense and noun) used instead of caught (past tense)?
Thanks again.
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Hi Clive, thanks a lot for the fast response.
Regarding #2, since the act took place sometime back, why is catch(present tense and noun) used instead of caught (past tense)?
Thanks again.
Regarding #2, since the act took place sometime back, why is catch(present tense and noun) used instead of caught (past tense)?
Thanks again.
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Hi,
Frank: I saw someone just like him catch a frisbee on TV once, except it was a dog, not a man!
'Catch' here is the bare infinitive. The past tense inflection is in the verb 'saw'.
Some verbs, like 'see', are followed by the bare infinitve.
Others, eg 'ask' use the infinitive with 'to', eg I asked him to catch a frisbee once.
Frank: I saw someone just like him catch a frisbee on TV once, except it was a dog, not a man!
'Catch' here is the bare infinitive. The past tense inflection is in the verb 'saw'.
Some verbs, like 'see', are followed by the bare infinitve.
Others, eg 'ask' use the infinitive with 'to', eg I asked him to catch a frisbee once.
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