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    This document discusses two grammatical structures in English: 1) Verbs like feel, notice, see followed by -ing or an infinitive without to. When followed by -ing they emphasize ongoing action, while the infinitive emphasizes a completed action or event. 2) Some verbs like advise, hate, like are used with a direct object and then a to-infinitive, such as "I advised him to get a job". 3) Examples are provided to illustrate the differences.

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    This document discusses two grammatical structures in English: 1) Verbs like feel, notice, see followed by -ing or an infinitive without to. When followed by -ing they emphasize ongoing action, while the infinitive emphasizes a completed action or event. 2) Some verbs like advise, hate, like are used with a direct object and then a to-infinitive, such as "I advised him to get a job". 3) Examples are provided to illustrate the differences.

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    Verbs followed by 

    -ing or an infinitive without to


    A group of verbs connected with feeling, hearing and seeing can be used with -ing or with an infinitive
    without to:

    feel notice see

    hea overhea watc


    r r h

    When they are used with -ing, these verbs emphasise the action or event in progress. When they are used with
    an infinitive without to, they emphasise the action or event seen as a whole, or as completed.
    Compare

    -ing infinitive without to

    She heard people shouting in the street below


    I heard someone  shout  ‘Help!’, so I ran to
    and looked out of the window. (emphasises that
    the river. (emphasises the whole event: the
    the shouting probably continued or was
    person probably shouted only once)
    repeated)

    A police officer saw him running along the Emily saw Philip run  out of Sandra’s


    street. (emphasises the running as it was office. (emphasises the whole event from start
    happening) to finish)

    Verbs followed by a direct object and a to-infinitive


    Some verbs are used with a direct object (underlined) followed by a to-infinitive. These verbs include:

    reques
    advise hate like persuade
    t

    ask help love prefer teach

    challeng instruc recommen


    need tell
    e t d

    choose intend orde remind want


    r

    forbid invite

    I advised  him to get a job as soon as possible.


    Did Martin  teach Gary  to play squash?
    They  want  me to go  to Germany with them.

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