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What's the difference between I saw you cry and I saw you crying?

Bmojtaba · Accepted Answer

'Cry' (one-time action) & 'crying' (continuous action) ,Sometimes the simple-verb  version(cry) might seem unconventional, so it's safer in most cases to use the gerund version (cry+ing)

Fivejedjon · Answer

bmojtabaSometimes the simple-verb version(cry) might seem unconventional,

I don't see why the bare infinitive might seem 'unconventional'.

We normally use the bare infinitive when we see the whole action, the -ing form when we see the action in progress.

I saw him run across the road.
I saw him running down the road. (I did not necessarily see him begin to run or stop running).

As crying is frequently something that goes on for some time, we are probably more likely to see/hear a person crying.

!f the action is of short duration, we are more likely to use the bare infinitive: I saw him dropping the book.

Bmojtaba · Answer

Your comment seems more logical even though I had seen my mentioned theory in http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/627/04/

Thanks again for your kind of attention

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