Sentence (past present word usage)
It was with some amazement he watched Ted not rise to his bait, but silently swerve to stalk his way out of the office.
(Should the word be 'swerve' or 'swerved'?)
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Top answer
Both were watched, so both should be in the same verb form. he watched Ted not rise ... but [he watched Ted] swerve ...
- Both were watched, so both should be in the same verb form.
- he watched Ted not rise ...
- but [he watched Ted] swerve ...
- CJ By the way, your header has Past Present Word Usage .
- The words 'rise' and 'swerve' are not present tense forms.
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Both were watched, so both should be in the same verb form.
... he watched Ted not rise ... but [he watched Ted] swerve ...
CJ
By the way, your header has Past Present Word Usage. The words 'rise' and 'swerve' are not present tense forms. They are base forms also known as infinitives without "to".
CJ
0It was with some amazement that he watched Ted not rise to his bait, but silently swerve to stalk his way out of the office.
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