to sense Sensing is the proper form here. Probably with a comma before it.
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EngBB I woke up to sense that the bus had stopped.It's grammatical.
dimsumexpressJust my two cents along with the previous comments. <> I am not certain "sensing" is the best choice of word in this context. Probably, the word you were looking for is "realizing". I woke up, realizing the bus had stopped.I agree with you dimsumexpress.
dimsumexpress<> I am not certain "sensing" is the best choice of word in this context. Probably, the word you were looking for is "realizing".My two cents is that it really comes down to what the speaker intends to convey. We may be talking about shades of meaning here.
EngBBDoes this sentence "I woke up to sense the bus had stopped"It could. "Stopping" is an action, and "stopped" is a condition.isequalto"I woke up and sensed the bus stopped"?