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Hexapoda Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
"watch it happen" vs "watch it happens"?
"Are you going to sit there and watch it happen?"
Can someone explain to me why it should be " watch it happen", not " watch it happens" ?
Thank you in advance : )
Can someone explain to me why it should be " watch it happen", not " watch it happens" ?
Thank you in advance : )
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Happen is a plain/bare infinitive, not a present tense verb form. ) require a plain infinitive after them: I heard him sing. He saw me come.
- Happen is a plain/bare infinitive, not a present tense verb form.
- ) require a plain infinitive after them: I heard him sing.
- He saw me come.
- Sometimes a present particple is used and there is disagreement whether there is a difference in meaning or not: I heard him singing.
- After a verb in the passive voice, to is needed: He was heard to sing.
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Happen is a plain/bare infinitive, not a present tense verb form. All verbs of perception used in the active voice (see, watch, hear, feel, smell etc.) require a plain infinitive after them:
I heard him sing.
He saw me come.
Sometimes a present particple is used and there is disagreement whether there is a difference in meaning or not:
I heard him s
I heard him sing.
He saw me come.
Sometimes a present particple is used and there is disagreement whether there is a difference in meaning or not:
I heard him s
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