See somebody do / doing Flashcards
I saw do something = he d__ something (simple p__) and I saw this. I saw the c____ action, from b____ to e__.
I saw do something = he did something (simple past) and I saw this. I saw the complete action, from beginning to end.
He fell off the wall. I saw this. I saw him fall of the wall.The accident happened.
Did you see it. Did you see the accident happen?
Note: we use this structure with see and hear, and a number of other verbs (felt, notice, listen, smell, found, etc.)
I saw him doing something = he w__ d___ something (p___ c_____) and I saw this. I saw him when he was in the m____ of doing it. This does not mean that I saw the c____ action.
I saw him doing something = he was doing something (past continuous) and I saw this. I saw him when he was in the middle of doing it. This does not mean that I saw the complete action.
He was walking along the street. I saw him walking along the street. (I saw him when he was in the middle onf doing it)
Note 1: we use this structure with see and hear, and a number of other verbs (felt, notice, listen, smell, found, etc.)
Note 2: sometimes the difference is not important and you can use either form.
Did anybody go out? I don’t think so. I didn’t see anybody go/going out.
Did anybody go out? I don’t think so. I didn’t see anybody go out.
Has Sarah arrived yet? Yes, I think I heard her arrive/arriving.
Has Sarah arrived yet? Yes, I think I heard her arrive.
How do you know I took the money? I know because I saw you take/taking it.
How do you know I took the money? I know because I saw you take it.
We listened to the old man tell/telling his story from beginning to end.
We listened to the old man tell his story from beginning to end.
Listen! Can your ear a baby cry/crying?
Listen! Can your ear a baby crying?
I looked out of the window and saw Dan ride/riding his bike along the road.
I looked out of the window and saw Dan riding his bike along the road.
I thought I heard somebody say/saying“Hi”, so I turned around.
I thought I heard somebody say “Hi”, so I turned around.
We watched two men run/running accross the yard and climb/climbing through an open window into the house.
We watched two men run accross the yard and climb through an open window into the house.
Everybody heard the bomb explode/exploding. It made a tremendous noise.
Everybody heard the bomb explode. It made a tremendous noise.
Oh! I can feel somehting crawl/crawling up my leg. It must be an insect.
Oh! I can feel somehting crawling up my leg. It must be an insect.
I heard somebody slam/slamming the door in the middle of the night. It woke me up.
I heard somebody slam the door in the middle of the night. It woke me up.
