Penny hears the door close,
Why isn't it 'the door closing'?
(Penny turns off light and lies down on couch. Across the room, Raj is still in the kitchen, eating a sandwich. Realising everyone has forgotten about him, he quietly lets himself out. Penny hears the door close, looks worried, then moves her head to the other end of the couch.)
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Tara2 Why isn't it 'the door closing'? She heard the whole action, all the way to the end, when the door was fully closed. You might use the -ing form when only part of something was heard, like She heard them talking in the next room .
- Tara2 Why isn't it 'the door closing'?
- She heard the whole action, all the way to the end, when the door was fully closed.
- You might use the -ing form when only part of something was heard, like She heard them talking in the next room .
- She didn't hear the beginning and/or the end of their conversation, so she didn't hear the whole action.
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Tara2Why isn't it 'the door closing'?
She heard the whole action, all the way to the end, when the door was fully closed.
You might use the -ing form when only part of something was heard, like She heard them talking in the next room. She didn't hear the beginning and/or the end of their conversation, so she didn't hear the whole action
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