Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Verbs with neither "-ing" nor "to"



I heard a phrase, a moment ago,




We will see this continue.



Why neither continuous tense nor "to" was used for "continue"?



Answer



With verbs of perception the complement is the bare infinitive (without "to") or the present participle


I heard the phone ring|ringing.


I saw the car skid|skidding on the ice.


I smelled the wood burn|burning.


She heard the baby cry|crying.


The fans watched the teams compete|competing.



They felt the ground quake|quaking.


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