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Lê Duy Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

What different between 2 sentences ?

1. I saw that man take you bike.

2. I saw that man taking you bike.

What different between 2 sentences ?
and if wrong, can you help me to fix it, please

(More:

a. I saw that man run out of the building.

b. I saw that man running out of the building.)
  

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There is barely any difference between both sets of your sentences- a verb without '-ing' and a verb with '-ing' in the past tense are pretty much just two different ways of saying the same thing. A grammar correction though- since the bike belongs to this 'you', you should say 'your bike'. Then it shows that the bike belongs to the other person.

— Anonymous

  • There is barely any difference between both sets of your sentences- a verb without '-ing' and a verb with '-ing' in the past tense are pretty much just two different ways of saying the same thing.
  • A grammar correction though- since the bike belongs to this 'you', you should say 'your bike'.
  • Then it shows that the bike belongs to the other person.
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There is barely any difference between both sets of your sentences- a verb without '-ing' and a verb with '-ing' in the past tense are pretty much just two different ways of saying the same thing.

A grammar correction though- since the bike belongs to this 'you', you should say 'your bike'. Then it shows that the bike belongs to the other person.
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1. I saw that man take your bike.
2. I saw that man taking your bike.
a. I saw that man run out of the building.

b. I saw that man running out of the building.

The infinitive (1 and a) indicate the complete event; the -ing form does not necessarily indicate that the event was seen in its totality. In other words, in 2 and b, it is possible tha
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