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Unit 67 — see somebody do and see somebody doing


A. see somebody do

Study this example situation

Tom got into his car and drove off. You saw this.

You can say:

I saw Tom get into his car and drive off.

We say:

I saw him do something

= he did it and I saw this.

In the same way, you can say:

hear / listen to / watch / feel + somebody + do something

or:

hear / listen to / watch / feel + something + happen

Examples:

I didn’t hear you come in. (= you came in – I didn’t hear this)

Lisa suddenly felt somebody touch her on the shoulder.


B. see somebody doing

Study this example situation

Yesterday you saw Kate. She was waiting for a bus.

You can say:

I saw Kate waiting for a bus.

We say:

I saw her doing something

= she was doing it and I saw this.

In the same way, you can say:

hear / listen to / watch / feel / smell / find + somebody + doing something

or:

hear / listen to / watch / feel / smell / find + something + happening

Examples:

I could hear it raining. (= it was raining – I could hear it)

Listen to the birds singing!

Can you smell something burning?

We looked for Paul and finally we found him sitting under a tree eating an apple.


C. see somebody do 和 see somebody doing 的区别

1. I saw him do something

I saw him do something = he did something and I saw this.

表示:

我看到了这个动作的完整过程,从开始到结束

例如:

He jumped over the wall and ran away. I saw this.

所以:

I saw him jump over the wall and run away.

再例如:

They went out. I heard this.

所以:

I heard them go out.


2. I saw him doing something

I saw him doing something = he was doing something and I saw this.

表示:

我看到的是动作正在进行中的一部分,不一定从头看到尾。

例如:

I saw Tom as I drove past in my car. He was walking along the street.

所以:

I saw Tom walking along the street.

再例如:

I heard them. They were talking.

所以:

I heard them talking.


3. 核心对比

结构含义重点
see somebody do看见某人做了某事完整动作
see somebody doing看见某人正在做某事动作进行中

例如:

I saw him cross the road. = 我看到他过了马路。

强调:

完整的过马路动作

而:

I saw him crossing the road. = 我看到他正在过马路。

强调:

看到他时,这个动作正在发生


4. do = 完整动作

基本结构:

see / hear / watch / feel + somebody + 动词原形

例如:

I saw him leave.

I heard her sing.

We watched them play.

注意:

这里的动词原形前面不加 to

错误:

❌ I saw him to leave.

正确:

I saw him leave.


5. doing = 动作正在进行

基本结构:

see / hear / watch / feel + somebody + -ing

例如:

I saw him running.

I heard her singing.

We watched them playing.


6. do 和 doing 的时间感

see somebody do

START
  ↓
ACTION
  ↓
FINISH

👁 看到了整个动作

例如:

I saw him open the door and leave.

意思是:

我看到了他开门并离开的整个动作。

see somebody doing

START ───────── ACTION ───────── FINISH
                   ↑
                  👁
            我在这里看到他

例如:

I saw him opening the door.

意思是:

当我看到他时,他正在开门。


7. hear somebody do / hear somebody doing

hear somebody do

表示听到一个完整动作:

I heard him close the door.

我听见他把门关上了。

可以理解为:

He closed the door. I heard this.

hear somebody doing

表示听到某个动作正在发生:

I heard him talking on the phone.

我听到他正在打电话。

可以理解为:

He was talking on the phone. I heard this.


8. watch somebody do / doing

完整动作

We watched the children play the whole game.

我们观看了孩子们整场比赛。

正在进行

We watched the children playing in the garden.

我们看着孩子们正在花园里玩。


9. feel somebody do / doing

短暂或完整动作

I felt somebody touch my arm.

我感觉有人碰了一下我的胳膊。

持续中的动作

I felt something moving in my pocket.

我感觉口袋里有什么东西在动。


10. smell + something + doing

smell 常见结构:

smell + something + doing

例如:

Can you smell something burning?

你能闻到有什么东西正在烧吗?

这里:

something is burning

强调正在发生的过程。


11. find + somebody + doing

find 也经常使用:

find + somebody + doing

表示:

发现某人当时正在做某事。

例如:

I found him sleeping on the sofa.

我发现他正在沙发上睡觉。

再例如:

We found him sitting under a tree eating an apple.

我们发现他正坐在树下吃苹果。


12. 有时候 do 和 doing 都可以

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.

两句话都可以表示:

我从来没看过她跳舞。

在这种情况下,是否强调:

完整动作

还是:

动作进行中

并不重要。


13. 图片中的完整重点例句

A 部分

I saw Tom get into his car and drive off.

I didn’t hear you come in.

Lisa suddenly felt somebody touch her on the shoulder.

B 部分

I saw Kate waiting for a bus.

I could hear it raining.

Listen to the birds singing!

Can you smell something burning?

We looked for Paul and finally we found him sitting under a tree eating an apple.

C 部分

He jumped over the wall and ran away. I saw this.

所以:

I saw him jump over the wall and run away.


They went out. I heard this.

所以:

I heard them go out.


He was walking along the street.

所以:

I saw Tom walking along the street.


They were talking.

所以:

I heard them talking.


I’ve never seen her dance.

or:

I’ve never seen her dancing.


14. do 与一般过去时的关系

do 可以理解为:

完整发生的动作

例如:

He jumped over the wall.

I saw him jump over the wall.

再例如:

They went out.

I heard them go out.

因此可以建立这个思维:

did something → saw/heard somebody do something


15. doing 与过去进行时的关系

doing 可以理解为:

动作当时正在进行

例如:

Tom was walking along the street.

I saw Tom walking along the street.

再例如:

They were talking.

I heard them talking.

因此可以建立这个思维:

was/were doing → saw/heard somebody doing


16. 最容易犯的错误

错误 1

❌ I saw him to leave.

正确:

I saw him leave.


错误 2

❌ I heard her to sing.

正确:

I heard her sing.

或者:

I heard her singing.

具体使用哪一个取决于你想表达:

完整动作

还是:

正在进行的动作


错误 3

❌ I saw him was running.

正确:

I saw him running.

如果使用完整从句,可以说:

I saw that he was running.


错误 4

❌ I heard them were talking.

正确:

I heard them talking.

或者使用从句:

I heard that they were talking.


17. 普通从句和 somebody doing 的区别

完整从句

I saw that Tom was walking along the street.

结构:

see + that + 主语 + 谓语

这里:

Tom = 主语 was walking = 谓语

somebody doing

I saw Tom walking along the street.

结构:

see + somebody + doing

这里:

Tom = somebody walking = doing

所以不能说:

❌ I saw Tom was walking.

应该说:

I saw Tom walking.

或者:

I saw that Tom was walking.


18. 常见感官动词结构总结

动词完整动作正在进行
seesee somebody dosee somebody doing
hearhear somebody dohear somebody doing
watchwatch somebody dowatch somebody doing
feelfeel somebody dofeel somebody doing
listen tolisten to somebody dolisten to somebody doing

另外常见:

动词常见结构
smellsmell something doing
findfind somebody doing

19. 一个实用判断方法

看到:

see / hear / watch / feel + somebody + ?

先问自己:

我想强调完整动作,还是动作正在发生?

如果是:

完整动作

使用:

do

例如:

I saw him enter the building.

如果是:

正在进行

使用:

doing

例如:

I saw him entering the building.


20. cross 和 crossing 对比

cross

I saw him cross the road.

可以理解为:

他开始过马路
     ↓
我看到了整个过程
     ↓
他到达马路另一边

重点:

完整动作

crossing

I saw him crossing the road.

可以理解为:

开始 ───── 正在过马路 ───── 结束
                ↑
               👁
          我在这里看到他

重点:

动作正在进行


21. leave 和 leaving 对比

leave

I saw Sarah leave the office.

我看到 Sarah 离开了办公室。

强调:

离开这个完整动作

leaving

I saw Sarah leaving the office.

我看到 Sarah 正在离开办公室。

强调:

看到她的时候,她正在往外走


22. Unit 67 最终思维模型

模型一:do

somebody did something

I saw / heard somebody do something.

含义:

完整动作

结构:

see / hear / watch / feel + somebody + do


模型二:doing

somebody was doing something

I saw / heard somebody doing something.

含义:

动作正在进行

结构:

see / hear / watch / feel + somebody + doing


23. 最终时间轴

do:完整动作

START ───────────────────── FINISH
  │                            │
  └────── 👁 全部看到 ─────────┘

I saw him cross the road.


doing:进行中的动作

START ───────── ACTION ───────── FINISH
                   ↑
                  👁
             看到其中一段

I saw him crossing the road.


24. 一句话记住 Unit 67

I saw him cross the road. = 我看到他过了马路。 = 强调完整动作

I saw him crossing the road. = 我看到他正在过马路。 = 强调动作进行中

最核心公式:

see / hear / watch / feel + somebody + do完整动作

see / hear / watch / feel + somebody + doing正在进行的动作

最后一定记住:

see somebody do

不是:

see somebody to do