uuh, I just got a little confused as I was browsing the net and came across a "Spanish - English forum", mhh, guess you can say that..? ;o)
Anyhow, someone put a question in there which goes: "When do you use see, watch.., basically all verbs of perception and so on.
So my question is, as far as I got it right, you do say: see, hear, watch... + gerund when you intend to express the whole of an action and the other way round, so + infinitive when you couch an action in progress.
It's not clear to me...
.. what is meant by "whole of an action" in such a case..?
the examples provided there: I saw her paint the walls, I saw her painting the walls. (OK, There is a tiny difference, the walls were painted so you see the whole of an action here, but I don't understand that rule anyway. ^.^)
apart from that:
Few days ago I watched a video on youtube about the English x-factor show, however, there was a young lady (who couldn't sing well by the way, haha) and she obviously was a little narcissistic though. When one of the judges said to her "everything that comes out of your mouth is 100% rubbish" she went over to him with the intention to snatch the glass of water on the table standing in front of her, so to spill it over him, he just got off his chair straightaway and caused her what actually she was up to in this moment, afterward he just stated: "Oh I don't give a f***, I saw it coming"
What would be the meaning of that sentence, if he'd said "I saw it come"..? Or is there any huge difference at all..?
You see, I've not got much of a clue
haha, that is it. thanks in advance for upcoming help
C youu
Verben der Wahrnehmung können gefolgt werden von einem Objekt + Partizip der Gegenwart, wenn sie ausdrücken, dass eine Handlung in ihrem Verlauf z.B. beobachtet wird. Also Du schaust hin und dann siehst Du einen Menschen mit Pinsel und Farbe und der bemalt eine Wand.