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Kaohieu Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Gerund or Bare-Inf.
To hear/see/ watch... + O + bare-Inf.
To hear/see/ watch... + O + gerund
EX: I saw him do it yesterday. (witness the action from beginning to the end?)
I saw him doing it yesterday. (witness the action is happening?)
How to distinguish two above forms based on meaning. Are there some signals? Plz help me!
To hear/see/ watch... + O + gerund
EX: I saw him do it yesterday. (witness the action from beginning to the end?)
I saw him doing it yesterday. (witness the action is happening?)
How to distinguish two above forms based on meaning. Are there some signals? Plz help me!
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Distinguish them just as you have: To hear/see/ watch... + O + bare-Inf. = witness the action from beginning to end.
- Distinguish them just as you have: To hear/see/ watch...
- + O + bare-Inf.
- = witness the action from beginning to end.
- To hear/see/ watch...
- + O + gerund= witness the action is happening.
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Distinguish them just as you have:
To hear/see/ watch... + O + bare-Inf. = witness the action from beginning to end.
To hear/see/ watch... + O + gerund= witness the action is happening.
To hear/see/ watch... + O + bare-Inf. = witness the action from beginning to end.
To hear/see/ watch... + O + gerund= witness the action is happening.
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