What different between 2 sentences ?

[duy065]

1. I saw that man take you bike.

2. I saw that man taking you bike.

What different between 2 sentences ?
and if wrong, can you help me to fix it, please

(More:

a. I saw that man run out of the building.

b. I saw that man running out of the building.)

 

[5jj]

1. I saw that man take your bike.
2. I saw that man taking your bike.

What is the differen[STRIKE]t[/STRIKE]ce between the 2 sentencesno space?

In #1, you saw the whole act, the theft.
In#2, you saw him while he was in the middle of the action.

As the taking of a bike is normally an action of short duration, there is not a big difference in meaning between the two.

However, there is a real difference between these two:

3. I saw him run a marathon.
4. I saw him running a marathon.

In #3, you saw the whole two or three hours of the running.
In #4, you saw only a part, possibly a small part.

 

[Winwin2011]

Is it correct to say " I saw that man took your bike" when I saw the whole act, the theft?

Thanks.

 

[5jj]

Is it correct to say " I saw that man took your bike" when I saw the whole act, the theft?

No

 

[Chicken Sandwich]

Is it correct to say " I saw that man took your bike" when I saw the whole act, the theft?

Thanks.

***NOT A TEACHER***

If you want to use "took" instead of "take", you could say, 'I saw that that man took your bike'.

 

[Winwin2011]

***NOT A TEACHER***

If you want to use "took" instead of "take", you could say, 'I saw that that man took your bike'.

Thanks,Chicken Sandwich.

Could I say 'I saw that man who took your bike'?

Do you know why 'I saw that man took your bike' is grammatically incorrect?

 

[moonlike]

Thanks,Chicken Sandwich.

Could I say 'I saw that man who took your bike'?

Do you know why 'I saw that man took your bike' is grammatically incorrect?

Hi
It is "see somebody do something/ see somebody doing something"
Good Luck!

 

[Winwin2011]

Hi
It is "see somebody do something/ see somebody doing something"
Good Luck!

Hi moonlike,

What do you mean by that?

 

[moonlike]

Hi moonlike,

What do you mean by that?

Hi
'do' represents the base form of the verb.
I saw him rob....../ I saw him robbing.........

 

[Winwin2011]

Hi
'do' represents the base form of the verb.
I saw him rob....../ I saw him robbing.........

Thanks, moonlike.

Is it incorrect to say "I heard somebody said......?

 

[bhaisahab]

Thanks, moonlike.

Is it incorrect to say "I heard somebody said......?

No. "I heard that somebody said" or "I heard somebody say".