Shake, Shaken and Shaking.
Hello all,
I read this sentence in one of the threads here.
1-For the past two nights, while I've been cooking dinner, I've felt my house shake.
I want to ask whether is correct and natural to say the following:
2-For the past two nights, while I've been cooking dinner, I've felt my house shaking.
3-For the past two nights, while I've been cooking dinner, I've felt my house shaken.
If they were all correct, then what's the difference in meaning between them?
Thanks in advance
Top answer
The third sentence is incorrect. ) or the present participle (going, writing, playing) after a verb of perception in the active voice. I saw him read/reading a book.
- The third sentence is incorrect.
- ) or the present participle (going, writing, playing) after a verb of perception in the active voice.
- I saw him read/reading a book.
- He heard a dog bark/barking in the street.
- The bare infinitive is never possible after passive : He was seen to read/reading a book.
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The third sentence is incorrect. You can use the bare/plain infinitive (go, write, play etc.) or the present participle (going, writing, playing) after a verb of perception in the active voice.
I saw him read/reading a book.
He heard a dog bark/barking in the street
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