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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
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Sir,
1. I saw him cross the road.
2. I saw him crossing the road.
What is difference in meaning between (1) and (2).
Please exolain it.
Thanks in advance.
1. I saw him cross the road.
2. I saw him crossing the road.
What is difference in meaning between (1) and (2).
Please exolain it.
Thanks in advance.
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There is hardly any difference in meaning. With "cross the road" the speaker emphasizes that the event of crossing the road occurred and was completed. The man finished crossing the road.
- There is hardly any difference in meaning.
- With "cross the road" the speaker emphasizes that the event of crossing the road occurred and was completed.
- The man finished crossing the road.
- With "crossing the road" the speaker emphasizes that the action of crossing the road was in progress when the man was seen crossing the road.
- In the first one, the speaker wants to tell us that the man crossed the road, and that he (the speaker) saw it and knows it happened.
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There is hardly any difference in meaning.
With "cross the road" the speaker emphasizes that the event of crossing the road occurred and was completed. The man finished crossing the road.
With "crossing the road" the speaker emphasizes that the action of crossing the road was in progress when the man was seen crossing the road.
In the first one, the speaker wants to tell
With "cross the road" the speaker emphasizes that the event of crossing the road occurred and was completed. The man finished crossing the road.
With "crossing the road" the speaker emphasizes that the action of crossing the road was in progress when the man was seen crossing the road.
In the first one, the speaker wants to tell
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