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Grammar

happen or happening

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1i 00I 01b 00have seen it happen02b 00 many times at that intersection where people ran the red light which resulted in horrible accidents. [happening] does not work in this context here]02i 02br 02br 01i 02i 02br 02br 01i 00I actually saw the real estate downturn 00happening00 back in May 2006. 01b 00Happening02b 00 is used as a present participle to describe the direction of the market.

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  • 1i 00I 01b 00have seen it happen02b 00 many times at that intersection where people ran the red light which resulted in horrible accidents.
  • [happening] does not work in this context here]02i 02br 02br 01i 02i 02br 02br 01i 00I actually saw the real estate downturn 00happening00 back in May 2006.
  • 01b 00Happening02b 00 is used as a present participle to describe the direction of the market.
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1i00I 01b00have seen it happen02b00 many times at that intersection where people ran the red light which resulted in horrible accidents. [happening] does not work in this context here]02i02br
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01i00I actually saw the real estate downturn 00happening00 back in May 2006. 01
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0 01i00... have seen it happening02i00. have seen the event unfolding, in progress before my eyes. I watched it as it was happening.02br
01i00... have seen it happen02i00. have seen the event occur in its entirety, to completion.02br
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00 This difference is pretty much the same difference in any pair of sentences,
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01cite10CalifJim12cite11i10... have seen it happening12i10. have seen the event unfolding, in progress before my eyes. I watched it as it was happening.12br
11i10... have seen it happen12i10. have seen the event occur in its entirety, to completion.12br
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0No worries, Pioussoul. 02br
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01font00"Without you mention/mentioning it, I will have done *** he other way."02font02br
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00Are both choices equally acceptable in this context? I have a feeling that this context can only take 'mention'.0
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0 Both 01i00Jane has walked home02i00 and 01i00Jane walked home02i00 focus on a past action and focus on the accomplishment of that action. The difference is a matter of current relevance, which is only expressed in the first of these.02br
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00 My point was that there is a certain distinction between 01i00walked
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