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Hi please I can't understand how to use the verb see , are its uses differnt from other verbs?

for example I can't decide whether tenses to use

1-I saw a man (run/running )

what would you coose and why"?

2-what I see (is coming/ coming) is happy days

(which one would you choose and why)

3- what I think (is happening/happening) is wonderful

and if ther is diiffernce in the answer from sentence 3 , please tell me why

Doctor D · Accepted Answer

1-I saw a man (run/running )
Two different meanings.

I saw a man run. (The run is complete)
I saw a man running (I saw him in the act of running).

2-what I see (is coming/ coming) is happy days
Coming is clearer.

"What I see coming are happy days.
Reworded: "Happy days are what I see coming."

If you want to stress both ideas: that you see it and that it is coming, you could say:
"Happy days are what I see and what will come."
But this is more wordy than is needed.

3- what I think (is happening/happening) is wonderful.
"What I think is happening is wonderful." (I think something is happening and I consider it to be wonderful). The subject of the sentence is [what I think is happening].

Hope this helps.

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