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Hrsanei Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Gerund or infinitive
Hi.
I have been taught that see is a state verb and we cannot use the continuous form except of some c ircumstances.
I would be thankful if you could let me know if we have to used infinitive or gerund form of see in the foloowing sentence.
On the day I managed to open my eyes I could not believe what I was seeing. That beautiful angel was looking at me with a bright smile that pushed her round bulging cheeks up a little making the glow in her eyes shine even brighter with joy and kindness
I have been taught that see is a state verb and we cannot use the continuous form except of some c ircumstances.
I would be thankful if you could let me know if we have to used infinitive or gerund form of see in the foloowing sentence.
On the day I managed to open my eyes I could not believe what I was seeing. That beautiful angel was looking at me with a bright smile that pushed her round bulging cheeks up a little making the glow in her eyes shine even brighter with joy and kindness
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On the day I managed to open my eyes I could not believe what I saw / was seeing . There is no place for either an infinitive or a gerund. Your choices are: simple past tense or past continuous.
- On the day I managed to open my eyes I could not believe what I saw / was seeing .
- There is no place for either an infinitive or a gerund.
- Your choices are: simple past tense or past continuous.
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On the day I managed to open my eyes I could not believe what I saw / was seeing.
There is no place for either an infinitive or a gerund. Your choices are: simple past tense or past continuous.
There is no place for either an infinitive or a gerund. Your choices are: simple past tense or past continuous.
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thanks for your reply. I wish I could compensate your kindness but posting a thanks note and voting is all I can do.
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