i saw you eat or i saw you eating

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hello.  I saw both forms, but i have no idea which one is the correct one. personally, i like the gerund form. not just in this case.  So, which ne is correct or are both correct?  thanks

Davkett · Accepted Answer

They are both correct.

What's wrong are missing capital letters in your post.

My Celine · Answer

Globetrotterhello.
I saw both forms, but i have no idea which one is the correct one. personally, i like the gerund form. not just in this case.

So, which ne is correct or are both correct?

thanks

They are both correct,but different in meaning.

Maybe I give you two examples:

1) I saw you cross the road.

2) I saw you crossing the road.

For the first sentence, I saw the complete action from begInning to end. That means you did something and I saw this.

For the second sentence, I saw you when you was in the middle of doing something. That doesn't mean I saw the complete action.

I think not many people know the difference, and they tend to use .

Other examples are: hear, watch, feel, notice etc...

Globetrotter · Answer

Thanks for your answers.
Sorry for the capital letters, but I can't really see the problem. I mean, it's no English lesson now.
I'll try to make it correct now

So you said that there was a difference between them. Can anybody confirm that? And is it noticed or is it seen as "unnatural" to use the wrong form or would nobody realize?

regards

Anonymous · Answer

Both are perfectly acceptable in spoken conversation. As far as I know, both of them are equally correct in written contexts, as well.

i saw you eat or i saw you eating

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