Tài liệu OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR 74 ppt

OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR 74 SEE IT HAPPEN OR SEE IT HAPPENING?. David was walking with a stick.. B See it happen After some verbs we can use an object + an infinitive without to.. VERB OB

OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR

74 SEE IT HAPPEN OR SEE IT HAPPENING?

A Introduction

David fell down the steps David was walking with a stick

Rachel saw him fall Rachel saw him walking across the road

B See it happen

After some verbs we can use an object + an infinitive without to

VERB OBJECT INFINITIVE

Rachel saw David fall down the steps

Vicky heard someone close the door

Let's watch the parade go past

We all felt the house shake

We can use this structure with these verbs: feel, hear, listen to, notice, see,

watch

C See it happening

We can also use an ing-form after the object

VERB OBJECT ING-FORM

Rachel saw David walking with a stick

Can you hear someone playing the piano?

We found Matthew exercising in the gym

I could feel an insect crawling up my leg

We can use this structure with these verbs: feel, find, hear, listen to, notice,

see, smell, watch

D See it happen or see it happening?

SEE IT HAPPEN SEE IT HAPPENING

We saw Trevor plant the tree We saw Trevor planting the tree

(He planted the tree We saw him do the (He was planting the tree We saw him in the

whole job.) middle of the job.)

/ watched Nick light a cigarette I watched Nick smoking a cigarette

We noticed a young man sit down and order a We noticed a young man

sitting at the table

meal eating a meal

When we talk about a short action, it often does not matter which structure

we use They

heard a car turn/turning the corner I didn't see anyone leave/leaving any

litter

74 EXERCISES

1 See it happen (B)

Henry is in court He is answering questions about a Mr Lewis, who the police

suspect of a number of crimes Add a sentence using the verb in brackets ► And you say a second man came into the restaurant? (see) Henry: That's right /

saw him come in

1 Are you quite certain that Mr Lewis took the envelope? (see)

Henry: Yes, absolutely

2 Then Mr Lewis left the restaurant, did he? (watch)

Henry: He left soon afterwards

3 And he drove away, (hear)

Henry: Yes, he did

2 See it happening (C)

Look at the pictures and add a sentence with I can see/hear/smell and the ing-form of these verbs: bark, burn, come, ring, wave

► The postman is on his way I can see him coming

1 There's a phone upstairs

2 There's a woman in the boat

3 There are some dogs

outside …

4 You've forgotten your lunch

3 See it happen or see it happening? (D)

There has been a bomb explosion in the city centre TV reporter Kitty Beamish is

asking people about it What did people see or hear?

? Man: The bomb exploded I heard it It was a shock

He heard the bomb explode

? Woman: A man was lying in the road I saw him He was just lying there

She saw a man lying in the road

1 Woman: The building shook I felt it I couldn't believe it

2 Man: People were shouting I heard them There was panic

3 Girl: An alarm was ringing I could hear it It went on and on

4 Boys: The police arrived We saw them They were over there

5 Man: I saw a woman She was crying She was in a terrible state