m vadded a comment 5 years ago
Вот ещё похожий пример: we see the shadow of the person’s head appear on the screen. Почему не “appears”?
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m vasked for translation 5 years ago
How to translate? (en-ru)
“they saw him enter the building — они видели, как он вошёл в здание”. Вопрос: какое правило объясняет форму глагола “enter”? почему не “was entering” или “entered”?
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⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 5 years ago
After verbs of perception, you can use a progressive form (entering) or a plain infinitive (enter). You CAN’T use a conjugated form (enters). So you can say We watched/saw/heard him play(ing) the piano last night.
m vadded a comment 5 years ago
Great explanation, thank you!
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 5 years ago
👍🏼 😉