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Verbs of perception I'm studying English Grammar. I'm currently working on verbs of perception. For example : I saw my friend run down the street. I saw my friend running down the street. What's the difference?I'm confused when I use "the simple form" or "the -ing form" of a verb. I hope anybody can help me. Thank you.

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"the -ing form" of a verb is used when you observe a process : I saw my friend running down the street = i saw that my friend was running down. or one more example - i saw him open the door (you can't say I saw him opening the door because it is illogical (it is an immediate action not a process - he opened and that's all)

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