Verbs | Pronouns | Note: | ||
Subject | see hear watch feel notice |
me you him her it us them |
doing smth/ do smth |
The basic verbs of
sensation: see, hear, feel,
smell, notice, watch can be
followed by object+ both
bare Infinitive and
Present Participle. Sample: Mother didn’t hear me come in/coming in. |
Present Participle/Participle I | Samples: |
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I saw the boy playing in the yard. |
Verb+object+Verb | Samples: |
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I saw him leave the room. |
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I saw him enter the office,
take out the document and
photograph it.
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4. Note: In the Passive the full Infinitive is used after verbs of the senses. |
She was heard to say that the guests had been invited. |