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Zuoping Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Infinitive

We heard the children sing during the party.

May I know why is it not " We heard the children sang during the party."
  

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Because we hear or see people do (infinitive) or doing (gerund) something. Those are the constructions.

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  • Because we hear or see people do (infinitive) or doing (gerund) something.
  • Those are the constructions.
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Because we hear or see people do (infinitive) or doing (gerund) something. Those are the constructions.
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Thanks for the explanation but sorry I still don't get it Emotion: sad

I thought it's a past tense as the singing was already over.
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Not the difference between:

I heard (that) she sang ... - Somebody told me that she sang. I did not hear her myself.
I heard her sing ... - She sang, and I heard her.
I heard her singing ... - She was singing, and I heard her.
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