for questions about verbs that convey the experience of the five physical senses: touch, taste, sight, hearing, and smell. Some examples of verbs of perception are watch, listen, and feel.
Questions tagged [verbs-of-perception]
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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"?
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I was disappointed to see the machine break down/broke down again
I was disappointed to see the machine broke down again.
We learn that after perception verbs we need bare infinitive or present participle.
Is the sentence above an exception?
gomadeng
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I saw the window break/breaking/broken/being broken
a. I saw the window break.
b. I saw the window broken.
c. I saw the window breaking.
d. I saw the window being broken.
Are all grammatical? Are all idiomatic?
Do (a) and (b) mean the same thing, which is that I saw the whole event?
Do (c) and (d)…
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Is "record" a verb of perception
I heard a sentence today which was "I could record him saying ... (something) . "
Is "record" also a verb of perception ?
Talha Özden
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Usage of verbs of perception
This is not one of those women's prisons that we have all seen
being all sexy on late-night cable.
I saw this line in a tv-series and then I wonder about the construction of this sentence.
He is the man that I have seen cleaning his car. (I…
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Get + someone + v-ing
Can "get" be used as a verb of perception? If it is not a verb of perception, what is the meaning of the usage below?
We got you coming into Vegas for two days when she died. ( Detectives say this to a suspect because the detectives have…
Talha Özden
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