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Aruzhan Nurlanova Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Cross or crossing
Marion saw a blind man with an eye-seeing dog ... the street
To cross
Be crossing
Crossing
Cross
Why do we use “cross” instead of “crossing” or “to cross”? I didn’t understand
Could you explain me, please!
To cross
Be crossing
Crossing
Cross
Why do we use “cross” instead of “crossing” or “to cross”? I didn’t understand
Could you explain me, please!
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, see, hear , take either the plain form or the -ing form. Both are correct. saw him cross the street / saw him crossing the street heard them sing a song / heard them singing a song These are called catenative constructions.
- , see, hear , take either the plain form or the -ing form.
- Both are correct.
- saw him cross the street / saw him crossing the street heard them sing a song / heard them singing a song These are called catenative constructions.
- see and hear are called catenative verbs (and there are many others).
- seeing-eye dog CJ
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Verbs of perception,e.g., see, hear, take either the plain form or the -ing form. Both are correct.
saw him cross the street / saw him crossing the street
heard them sing a song / heard them singing a song
These are called catenative constructions. see and hear are called catenative verbs (and there are many others).
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