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Consider these two variations:

  1. Every morning, tourists can see soldiers raisecan see soldiers raise the national flag in the square.

  2. Every morning, tourists can see soldiers raisingcan see soldiers raising the national flag in the square.

What are the differences?

Which sounds more natural?

Thanks.

  1. Every morning, tourists can see soldiers raise the national flag in the square.

  2. Every morning, tourists can see soldiers raising the national flag in the square.

What are the differences?

Which sounds more natural?

Thanks.

Consider these two variations:

  1. Every morning, tourists can see soldiers raise the national flag in the square.

  2. Every morning, tourists can see soldiers raising the national flag in the square.

What are the differences?

Which sounds more natural?

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see sb. See somebody do/doing sthsomething

see sb. See somebody do/doing sthsomething

  1. Every morning, tourists can see soldiers raise the national flag in the square.

  2. Every morning, tourists can see soldiers raising the national flag in the square.

What are the differences?

Which sounds more natural?

Thanks.

see sb. do/doing sth

  1. Every morning, tourists can see soldiers raise the national flag in the square.

  2. Every morning, tourists can see soldiers raising the national flag in the square.

What are the differences?

Which sounds more natural?

Thanks.

See somebody do/doing something

  1. Every morning, tourists can see soldiers raise the national flag in the square.

  2. Every morning, tourists can see soldiers raising the national flag in the square.

What are the differences?

Which sounds more natural?

Thanks.

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