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Dominik Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

I saw you stop

I saw you stop when you hit the dog.
I saw him get in your car.

Can you explain what grammatical form was used here? Shouldn't it be -ing form here?

Thank you in advance!
  

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Hi, I saw you stop when you hit the dog. I saw him get in your car. Can you explain what grammatical form was used here?

— Clive

  • Hi, I saw you stop when you hit the dog.
  • I saw him get in your car.
  • Can you explain what grammatical form was used here?
  • Shouldn't it be -ing form here?
  • It's the base form/infinitive form of the verb.
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Hi,

I saw you stop when you hit the dog.
I saw him get in your car.

Can you explain what grammatical form was used here? Shouldn't it be -ing form here?

It's the base form/infinitive form of the verb.

Let's consider one of your examples.
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