I saw him sitting on the bench.

0 01blockquote

01cite10Jackson661212cite11b11font10I saw him 11i10sitting12i10 on the bench.12font12b12br
12br
10Is 11i10sitting12i10 being used as an adjective?12br
12blockquote

10It is used as a verb.0-

0YongLiat, I think you mean the word 'sitting' is a verbal noun (gerund), right? It's a noun that describes the verb 'sit'.02br
02br
01a05000 02a00 =>00Gerunds function as nouns0230hrefhttp://www.chompchomp.com/terms/gerund.htm

0 01blockquote

01cite10New2grammar12cite10YongLiat, I think you mean the word 'sitting' is a verbal noun (gerund), right? It's a noun that describes the verb 'sit'.12br
12br
11a15010 12a10 =>10Gerunds function as nouns12br
12blockquote

0 Umm, that's confusing...02br
00If you sit on a bench, then are you 01u00sat02u00 on a bench or are you 01u00sitting02u00 on a bench?02br
00And if I'm sitting on a bench, am I about to sit down (present continuous) or am I already sat/sitting on the bench?02br
02br
01b00I saw him sitting on the benc

0 I'm quoting from Essential English Grammar.02br
00The words in bold are gerunds or verbal nouns, i.e. verbs used as nouns.02br
01b00Running02b00 is a good way to keep fit.02br
00Susan is good at 01b00drawing.02br
02b00I don't like01b00 watching television.02br
02b00Sometimes it

0 Hi Yoong,02br
00yeah, of course that's not a gerund, but does that present participle act as ad 01b00adjective02b00 or as a part of a 01b00present continuous02b00?02br
02br
00I saw him entering the building. ---> I saw him. He 01b00was entering02b00 the building. (present continuous, ongoing

0 01blockquote

01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Hi Yoong,12br
10yeah, of course that's not a gerund, but does that present participle act as ad 11b10adjective12b10 or as a part of a 11b10present continuous12b10?12br
12br
10I saw him entering the building. ---> I saw him. He 11b

0 01blockquote

01cite10Yoong Liat12cite11blockquote

11cite20New2grammar22cite22br
20YongLiat, I think you mean the word 'sitting' is a verbal noun (gerund), right? It's a noun that describes the verb 'sit'.22br
22br
21a25020 

0 Hi Goodman02br
02br
00I believe we disagee only occasionally.02br
02br
00Best wishes0-

Look at the two sentences -
Case -1
1) He is sitting on the bench
2) I saw him sitting on the bench

Next two sentences
Case - 2
1) He is entering a room
2) I saw him entering a room

In the case 1, the action sitting is not indicating that he is in the process of sitting but indicates that he has already sat and he continues to be in that state.