[Grammar] "watch + pronoun/noun + verb (present plural)" construction Q

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vcolts

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Ex1. I watched the bus disappear into the corner.

Ex2. I watched him do his homework.

Ex3. I watched Mary work on her project.

Q. What is the grammatical construction for the watch + noun/pronoun + verb (present plural form)?
I would like to know why the verb is in present plural form. Is thre something shortened or missing?

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Ex1. I watched the bus disappear into the corner.

Is thre something shortened or missing?


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Hello, vcolts:

I believe that the answer is:

After certain verbs, native speakers accept only the bare infinitive (the infinitive without "to").

Thus, "I watched the bus disappear around the corner."

Another example: "The teacher made the naughty boy stay after class for one hour."


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While the present plural may look like the bare infinitive, try to think of it as the bare infinitive. It will help you in other cases, such as the verb form that follows modals.
 

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After certain verbs, native speakers accept only the bare infinitive (the infinitive without "to").

Thus, "I watched the bus disappear around the corner."
Whilst it is true that we do not use the present simple, we can sometimes use an -ing form, with a slightly different meaning:

I watched him doing his homework
 
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