Hear somebody do/doing

[jiaruchan]

I often hear my next door neighbor play the piano.

I often hear my next door neighbor playing the piano.


I would like to know whether both are proper English, but the first one is better. Thank you.

[meee]

I often hear my next door neighbor play the piano.

I often hear my next door neighbor playing the piano.


I would like to know whether both are proper English, but the first one is better. Thank you.

I would you the second rather than the first. because it's an action that's going on (you can hear him so he's playing the piano.)

[greegorush]

I'm not a teacher.

As I understood the grammar, you can use both structures in such a case.
But I don't know which one is better and why.

[jiaruchan]

I would you the second rather than the first. because it's an action that's going on (you can hear him so he's playing the piano.)

Thank you.

Someone argues that if we see 'often' is used, the sentence stresses a regular ocurrence rather than an on-going action, like:

'I often see him take No. 3 Bus' rather than 'I often see him taking No.3 Bus'.

'I saw him taking No. 3 Bus yesterday' rather than I saw him take No. 3 Bus yesterday'.

Please advise if my understanding is correct or not.

[greegorush]

I did not know the structure has the present meaning, did it?

[bhaisahab]

Thank you.

Someone argues that if we see 'often' is used, the sentence stresses a regular ocurrence rather than an on-going action, like:

'I often see him take No. 3 Bus' rather than 'I often see him taking No.3 Bus'.

'I saw him taking No. 3 Bus yesterday' rather than I saw him take No. 3 Bus yesterday'.

Please advise if my understanding is correct or not.

They are both equally correct.