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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 ...
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What tense is used for "go" in "you see it go away"? [duplicate]
I understand it's not the present tense, else it would be "goes". Is the sentence grammatically correct? If so, does it mean "you are seeing that it is going away"?
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'watch her run' vs 'watch her running' [duplicate]
QUESTION 1
I'm trying to figure out the seemingly subtle difference(s) between a sentence modified by a bare infinitive and one modified by a participle phrase. What do you get out of these:
I ...
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Can you use two present participles in the same sentence? [duplicate]
Which of the following sentences would be correct?
Seeing them eating the cake made me hungry.
Seeing them eat the cake made me hungry.
The second sentence seems correct to me, but I'm not sure.
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I saw him going to city. I saw him go to city [duplicate]
1:I saw him going to city.
2:I saw him go to city.
First one refers to Gerund. Second one refers to infinite.
Do they have the same meanings or changed?
Define it with reasons.
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"Having you feel that way makes me feel hopeless" or Having you feeling that way makes me feel hopeless"? [duplicate]
Which sentence is grammatically correct and WHY?
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I didn't see him go there/I didn't see him going there [duplicate]
Does the verb see accept an embedded clause with a bare infinitive verb like help or make(in the active voice)?
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"Taste" is to "flavor" as "touch" and "sight" are to what?
For the senses, we have:
flavor for taste
aroma/odor/scent for smell
sound for hearing
____? for touch/feel
____? for sight/see
So one tastes a flavor, smells an aroma, hears a sound, feels a(n) ...
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We can see the shrine "become/becomes" big
I'm correcting some writing and the student wrote,
We can see the shrine become big, little by little, from the ferry.
As far as I'm concerned, it's grammatically okay, but I'm having trouble ...
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Possessives with gerunds
When a phrase, such as “doing something” is used used as a noun, I understand it becomes a gerund phrase. When it includes a pronoun subject, the phrase becomes a clause, in which the pronoun ...
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"I see it moving/move"
Basically what't the difference between these two forms in all regards? What do I use? From my native language I've got this habit to always go gerund.
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"Heard my mom cry/crying", "leave the door lock/locked"
Two simple examples:
a. I heard my mom cry.
b. I heard my mom crying.
a. Please leave the door lock always.
b. Please leave the door locked always.
Which one, a or b, is right?
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I thought I heard you call my name
I read several sentences, like these:
"I thought I heard you call my name", should this be "I thought I heard you called my name"?
"Yesterday I saw a lion kiss a deer", should this be "Yesterday I ...
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Why do we use the objective case pronoun "me" in "He can watch me clean the car"?
He can watch me clean the car.
In this sentence, the pronoun me is used as the object of the verb watch. But isn't me also acting as the subject of the verb 'clean' and therefore should be I instead? ...
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Infinitive or gerund [duplicate]
So, I've got this phrase: ''Far from fleeing monotony, animals crave it, and what they most dread is to see it end.''
Can someone explain me why it is written ''to see it end'' rather than ''to see ...
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Listen to it rain and look at it snow
Do the following sentences make sense and are they used commonly?
1) Listen to it rain.
2) Look at it snow.
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was/were + Past Participle and a verb in the -ing form
I am having trouble understanding the grammar structure of the following sentence:
He was done eating.
My problem is trying to explain why the passive form is followed by an ing form.
I do not know ...
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The roulette players silently watched the wheel spin around/round
The roulette players silently watched the wheel spin around/round
Which use spin but not span in past tense? Thank you.
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I’ve never heard you laugh before [duplicate]
I have a few questions, and I was hoping you could help me clear my mind😅
Would you say, “I was watching her dance,” or “I was watching her dancing”?
Would you say, “I was watching you sleep,” or “...
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"I hold doors open just to see people do that little run" - do vs doing [duplicate]
What would be the correct form and why? Both could be used, but I think the do version is colloquial. I am interested in the reason though
I hold doors open just to see people do that little run or I ...
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Object pronouns in subject position? [duplicate]
I found this old question in SE-ELL, particularly the comments on the last (Hector von's) answer, and it stirred my curiosity about the usage of object pronouns in subject position.
I believe that in ...
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