Verb+Object+Verb
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:
  1. The basic verbs of sensation see, hear, feel, smell, notice and watch can be followed by object + Present Participle. The action in the Present Participle may be either complete or incomplete.
I saw the boy playing in the yard.
Verb+object+Verb Samples:
  1. see, hear, feel, smell, notice and watch can also be followed by object + bare Infinitive.
    The infinitive implies that the action is complete
I saw him leave the room.
  1. Comparison of the two forms Participle I is more generally useful as it can express both complete and incomplete actions. But the Infinitive is useful when we want to emphasize that the action is complete. It’s also nearer than Participle I when there is a succession of actions.
I saw him enter the office, take out the document and photograph it.
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.