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Proper use of seen and saw

proper use of seen and saw
  

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The verb see has the parts: see - present saw - past seen - past participle. So use saw where it is proper to use the past form of the verb, and seen where it is proper to use the past participle. Frequently seen follows the verbs have / had or be: I saw Mary at the park last week.

  • The verb see has the parts: see - present saw - past seen - past participle.
  • So use saw where it is proper to use the past form of the verb, and seen where it is proper to use the past participle.
  • Frequently seen follows the verbs have / had or be: I saw Mary at the park last week.
  • That was the third time I had seen her there.
  • The robber was last seen running away from the bank.
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The verb see has the parts:
see - present
saw - past
seen - past participle.

So use saw where it is proper to use the past form of the verb, and seen where it is proper to use the past participle. Frequently seen follows the verbs have / had or be:

I saw Mary at the park last week.
That was the third time I had seen her there.
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I seen Sarah last week driving?

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