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Originally Posted by mykwyner  "I did not see him enter" would be an intransitive use of the verb enter. The same sentence could be used for move.
A verb that is always transitive, the one I teach my students to use as an example of this property, is put. |
Hi Mykwyner
Thank you very much for your reply.
Two more questions, please.
1. In your example, does the verb "see" behave as a causative verb?
2. Can I say :
I did not see him enter [one -time action]
I did not see him entering. [continuous action] ?
Very much obliged