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  1. 03-Aug-2011, 11:54 #1
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    why is it "...and nobody saw her leave?' and not left?. please explain it to me and link that discuss this form if there is any. thank you
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    Default Re: leave?left?

    Quote Originally Posted by vredes View Post
    why is it "...and nobody saw her leave?' and not left?. please explain it to me and link that discuss this form if there is any. thank you
    Several common verbs of perception, including see, watch, hear, feel, and sense take a direct object and a bare infinitive...
    More here: Infinitive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    This is also possible: "...and nobody saw that she had left'. But it means something else.

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