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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

See

0 Hi,02br
00are both possible?02br
01b00- What do you see out your window?02br
00- What can you see out your window?02b02br
00Again:02br
01b00- Do you see that truck over there? It's mine. Do you like it?02br
00- Can you see that truck over there? It's mine. Do you like it?02br
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00My dictionaries say that "see" is not used in progressive forms. So, is the following ok? It seems continuous forms are common...02br
01b00- You are locked in the store, can you see out the window? - Yes. - What are you seeing? - There's a lot of police activity...02b02br
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00Thanks 050010id1
  

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12b 12br 10Again:12br 11b 10- Do you see that truck over there? It's mine. 12br 10- Can you see that truck over there?

— Philip

  • 12b 12br 10Again:12br 11b 10- Do you see that truck over there?
  • It's mine.
  • 12br 10- Can you see that truck over there?
  • It's mine.
  • 10 11b 11font 10This is basically true.
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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10Hi,12br
10are both possible?12br
11b10- What do you see out your window?12br
10- What can you see out your window?12b12br
10Again:12br
11b10- Do you see that truck over there? It's mine. Do you like it?12br
10- Can you see
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0 Thank you.02br
00That means that I can say "I'm seeing a ghost" or "I feel like I'm seeing a ghost" or something like that, right? I really don't think "I'm watching a ghost" or "I'm looking at a ghost" could be ok at all, so it must be "I'm seeing".02br
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00And by the way, what about the first part of my post? That is, this:02br
01b00- Wha
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0 Hi Kooyeen02br
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00Yes, your 'do' and 'can' sentences are normal.02br
00I consider the use of a continuous tense with the verb 'see' to be mainly reserved for special meanings of 'see'.02br
02br
01i00- Lately he's been seeing apparitions.02i00 (unreal things/visual disturbances)02br
01i00- I've been se
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01cite10Yankee12cite10Hi Kooyeen12br
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10Yes, your 'do' and 'can' sentences are normal.12br
10I consider the use of a continuous tense with the verb 'see' to be mainly reserved for special meanings of 'see'.12br
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11i10- Lately he's been seeing apparitions.12i10
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0I see, thank you very much 050010id1
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