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Michaelting Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Grammar check

I could hear him crying for help.

We would need all the help that we got. (Past tense)

I heard him (go/going) out.(What is the answer?)

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All these are OK: I could hear him crying for help. We would need all the help that we got. = We were going to need all the help that we got.

— CalifJim

  • All these are OK: I could hear him crying for help.
  • We would need all the help that we got.
  • = We were going to need all the help that we got.
  • We needed all the help we could get.
  • I heard him go out.
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All these are OK:

I could hear him crying for help.
We would need all the help that we got. = We were going to need all the help that we got.

We needed all the help we could get.
I heard him go out.

I heard him going out.

Regarding the last two, be aware that 'going out' is an action that may take two or three minutes.

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Thank you, CJ!

Does the rule you mentioned regarding 'go' apply to 'cry'?
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michaeltingDoes the rule you mentioned regarding 'go' apply to 'cry'?
Yes. It applies to all verbs in this construction:

I [heard / saw] [him / her / them / ...] [go / going / cry / crying / read a letter / reading a letter / ... ].

CJ
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