Thread: "see sb doing something" vs "see sb do something"
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Old 18-Dec-2006, 02:47
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Default Re: "see sb doing something" vs "see sb do something"
Generally, the gerund is used when we catch part of the process and the bare infinitive we we catch it all. In your examples, it's a very short action, so there's little distinction between the two forms.
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