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Nor Priest Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

I hear you whine OR I hear you whining ?

Hi,

I have a little curious about sentences above.

How to say it grammatically between . . .

I hear you whine or I hear you whining.

More examples,

I saw you run or I saw you running.

Besides, give me an explanation of grammar for a little.

Sometimes helper gave me an answer but didn't give some grammatical constuction after answered.

I'm a very newer for english language.

Thank you.
  

Top answer

Without -ing you observed the whole action all the way through its completion. With -ing you observed part of the action while it was happening, but not the completion of the action. Or, if you observed the whole action, you are focusing only on the action while it was happening, not its completion.

— CalifJim

  • Without -ing you observed the whole action all the way through its completion.
  • With -ing you observed part of the action while it was happening, but not the completion of the action.
  • Or, if you observed the whole action, you are focusing only on the action while it was happening, not its completion.
  • Without -ing , it's a little like talking about a still photo.
  • With -ing , it's a little like talking about a clip from a movie.
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Without -ing you observed the whole action all the way through its completion.

With -ing you observed part of the action while it was happening, but not the completion of the action. Or, if you observed the whole action, you are focusing only on the action while it was happening, not its completion.

Without -ing, it's a little like talking about a still phot
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