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Propar Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Exact feeling of these words "watch, watching, to watch"?

Hi, English natives!

When you read these words, what do you feel or think?

"watch - verb"

"watching - gerund or participle"

"to watch - infinitive"

I also know the meaning of the word "watch".

You also know the same meaning.

But when you read the word "v-ing or to-infinitive", I think you feel someting else with the meaning of the word.

Is it right? What is the extra information?

"watching" => meaning + someting else(?)

"to watch" => meaning + someting else(?)

Please, answer me?
  

Top answer

propar But when you read the word "v-ing or to-infinitive", I think you feel someting else with the meaning of the word. If the word is not used in any context, there is barely any feeling at all associated with it. I don't believe there is any extra information.

— CalifJim

  • propar But when you read the word "v-ing or to-infinitive", I think you feel someting else with the meaning of the word.
  • If the word is not used in any context, there is barely any feeling at all associated with it.
  • I don't believe there is any extra information.
  • The -ing form suggests activity of some kind, which the others don't, but that's about all.
  • CJ
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proparBut when you read the word "v-ing or to-infinitive", I think you feel someting else with the meaning of the word.
If the word is not used in any context, there is barely any feeling at all associated with it. I don't believe there is any extra information. The -ing form suggests activity of some kind, which the others don't, but that's about all
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I'm afraid that I don't 'feel' anything with isolated verb forms, propar. My speech mechanism just grabs the right form when I am speaking.
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