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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

expect to happen

Which is correct?
expect to happen
expected to see happen
expected to have happen

None of this was what I expected to ___ happen,
  

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None of this was what I expected to see/have happen. "See" and "have" both work. Also: This is not what I expect/expected/had expected to happen.

— Avangi

  • None of this was what I expected to see/have happen.
  • "See" and "have" both work.
  • Also: This is not what I expect/expected/had expected to happen.
  • The simple present assumes there's some description of a future scenario in hand.
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None of this was what I expected to see/have happen.

"See" and "have" both work.

Also:
This is not what I expect/expected/had expected to happen.

The simple present assumes there's some description of a future scenario in hand.
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What do you think about:

Who do you want to win?

Shouldn't it be Who do you want to see win.

If you replace win with kill

You get "who do you want to kill?" I want to kill him.

Who do you want to win? I want to win him That doesn't work.

So 'see' is necessary. is it not?
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The "see" is optional.

I want him to win.
Whom do you want to win?
I want to see him win.
Whom do you want to see win?
Whom do you want to beat?
I want to beat him.
Whom do you want to see?
I want to see him.

These are two completely different structures:
I want to kill him.
I want to see him (to) win. (I want to see him killed.)
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