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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Verb tense
In the following sentence, why do we use "fall" and not "fell."
I laughed when I saw her fall. Another example would be: I cried when I saw him die.
I laughed when I saw her fall. Another example would be: I cried when I saw him die.
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" I laughed when I saw her fall. Another example would be: I cried when I saw him die. It's because you need the infinitive or base form of the verb.
- " I laughed when I saw her fall.
- Another example would be: I cried when I saw him die.
- It's because you need the infinitive or base form of the verb.
- Some verbs need to be followed by the infinitive with 'to', some don't need 'to'.
- eg She screamed when I made her kiss me.
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Hi,
In the following sentence, why do we use "fall" and not "fell."
I laughed when I saw her fall. Another example would be: I cried when I saw him die.
It's because you need the infinitive or base form of the verb.
Some verbs need to be followed by the infinitive with 'to', some don't need 'to'.
eg She screamed when I made her kiss
In the following sentence, why do we use "fall" and not "fell."
I laughed when I saw her fall. Another example would be: I cried when I saw him die.
It's because you need the infinitive or base form of the verb.
Some verbs need to be followed by the infinitive with 'to', some don't need 'to'.
eg She screamed when I made her kiss
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