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35 questions linked to/from "Heard me [infinitive]" vs. "heard me [present participle]"
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Hear Me Roar Vs Hear Me Roaring? [duplicate]
In Katy Perry’s song “Roar”,
she says this at the end of the chorus:
You’re gonna hear me roar
Why did she use the bare infinitive form of the verb roar here instead
of that verb’s ‑ing form?...
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"I saw him crossing" vs. "I saw him cross" [duplicate]
I saw him crossing the road.
I saw him cross the road.
Which one is correct and why?
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I saw her dance/dancing? I saw a flash of lightning strike/striking? I caught her steal/stealing? [duplicate]
Meta: I found a very similar post asking the difference between "I saw him cross" and "I saw him crossing". I have three additional questions on sentences of this form.
In the post I am referring to, ...
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I hear someone say/says [duplicate]
Recently I stumbled upon a sentence
I have to roll my eyes any time I hear someone say they started or
work for a startup.
I tried to find a grammar rule which explains it but all in vain. Can ...
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I wish to see my children to have/having a happy life? [duplicate]
I am confused between the infinitive “to have” and its gerund counterpart “having". For example,
I wish to see my children to have a happy life.
or
I wish to see my children having a happy ...
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“See these guys [infinitive]” vs. “see these guys [present participle]” [duplicate]
Which is correct:
I am excited to see these guys growing up.
or
I am excited to see these guys grow up.
Having hard time figuring out how to use gerunds in a sentence.
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Is it grammatical to say "I saw her dropping the ticket" as opposed to "I saw her drop the ticket"? [duplicate]
What is the difference between using the past tense and the present participle, since both sentences indicate the speaker witnessed the action of the ticket being dropped?
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Verb form of "drive" after "see" in a sentence [duplicate]
I saw him .... off.
A.drive
B.to drive
C.driving
D.driven
I chose C but the key is A. I don't know why. Can you help me explain the reason?
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Is this grammatical "one of them say~"? [duplicate]
I was listening to BBC while reading the script and the announcer said...
"Then I heard one of them say his parents were dinosaurs"
Is that correct? I don't think so.
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What is the difference between "We are going to study" and "We are going to be studying"? [duplicate]
I want to know when we use "be going to" + be + ing?
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"I saw you doing something" [duplicate]
Apologize that I know there are many similar questions but I am still not satisfied with them so asking a new question here.
For example, there is a sentence like "I saw you doing something".
Non-...
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What do I use in this instance? Suffering or suffer? [duplicate]
I enjoy watching people suffering.
I enjoy watching people suffer.
I feel more comfortable using the second one, but I also think that the first one is right... so which one should I use?
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Should this verb be in the third-person singular form, the infinitive form, or the present participle form? [duplicate]
Watching a game review, I've noticed a phrase whose meaning confused me. The reason why I got confused is that the author used a base form of the verb "to explore" in pair with the singular ...
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Bare infinitive after "can see"/ "can hear" [duplicate]
After can see/hear, can the bare infinitive be used?
e.g.,
I could see John get on the bus.
We can say "I could see John getting on the bus," but is it possible to say "I could see John get ...
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See somebody do/doing something [duplicate]
Consider these two variations:
Every morning, tourists can see soldiers raise the national flag in the square.
Every morning, tourists can see soldiers raising the national flag in the square.
What ...
