67. See somebody and see somebody doing ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

                                              ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

67. See somebody and see somebody doing

A	Study this example situation: Tom got into his car and drove away. You saw this. You can say: ·         I saw Tom get into his car and drive away. In this structure we use get/drive/do etc. (not to get /to drive /to do)   But after a passive ('he was seen} etc.)~ we use to: ·         He was seen to get in the car.
B	Study this example situation: Yesterday you saw Kate. She was waiting for a bus. You can say: ·         I saw Kate waiting for a bus. In this structure we use -ing (waiting/doing etc.):
C	Study the difference in meaning between the two structures: I saw him do something= he did something (past simple) and I saw this. I saw the complete action from beginning to end: ·         He fell off the wall. I saw this.→ I saw him fall off the wall. ·         The accident happened. Did you see it? →Did you see the accident happen? I saw him doing something= he was doing something (past continuous) and I saw this. I saw him when he was in the middle of doing it. This does not mean that I saw the complete action: Sometimes the difference is not important and you can use either form: ·         I’ve never seen her dance.           or               I’ve never seen her dancing.
D	We use these structures with see and hear, and a number of other verbs: ·         I didn’t hear you come in. (you came in - I didn’t hear this) ·         Lisa suddenly felt somebody touch her on the shoulder. ·         Did you notice anyone go out? ·         I could hear it raining. (it was raining - I could hear it) ·         A man was seen running away a short time after the break-in. ·         Listen to the birds singing! ·         Can you smell something burning? ·         We looked everywhere for Paul} and finally we found him sitting under a tree in the garden and eating an apple.

EXERCISES

67.1	Complete the answers to the questions. 1 Did anybody go out? I don't think so. I didn't see ___anybody go out __ 2 Has Sarah arrived yet? Yes, I think I heard her _________________ 3 How do you know I took the money? I know because I saw you _________________ 4 Did the doorbell ring? I don't think so. I didn't hear_________________ 5 Can Tom play the piano? I've never heard_________________ 6 Did I lock the door when I went out? Yes, I saw_________________ 7 How did the woman fall? I don't know. I didn't see_________________
67.2	In each of these situations you and a friend saw, heard or smelt something. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. 1 ____We saw Kate waiting for a bus. __________ 2 We saw David and Helen _______________________ 3 We saw _______________________in a restaurant. 4 We heard _______________________ 5 We could _______________________ 6 _______________________
67.3	Complete these sentences. Use the following verbs (in the correct form): climb come crawl cry explode ride run say sing slam sleep tell 1 Listen to the birds ___singing____! 2 I didn't hear you ___come____ in.        3 We listened to the old man ___________ his story from beginning to end. 4 Listen! Can you hear a baby ___________? 5 I looked out of the window and saw Dan ___________ his bike along the road. 6 I thought I heard somebody ___________ 'Hi', so I looked round. 7 We watched two men ___________ across the garden and ___________ through an open window into the house. 8 Everybody heard the bomb ___________. It was a tremendous noise. 9 Oh! I can feel something ___________ up my leg! It must be an insect. 10 I heard somebody ___________ the door in the middle of the night. It woke me up. 11 When we got home, we found a cat ___________ on the kitchen table.

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