Rear Window: Verbs of Perception + Gerund or Bare Infinitive
I like showing classics to my students so they learn a little more about movies. Hitchcock's Rear Window is a must to all movie lovers.
Some verbs of perception see, look at, hear, listen to, and feel, along with watch and sense can be used with objects followed by other verbs (base form or gerunds, but not infinitives).
Examples:
We heard you leave. (Okay. Emphasis on our hearing.)
We heard you leaving. (Okay. Emphasis on your leaving.)
We heard you to leave. (Incorrect!)
Other examples:
I saw her go. (okay. Focus on my seeing.)Click to dowload the movie segment and watch.
Look at that man run! (okay. Focus on their looking.)
Sylvester listened to the canary sing. (okay, focus on his listening.)
We watched them play basketball. (okay, focus on our watching.)
We watched them playing basketball. (okay, focus on their playing.)
Trudy can feel the wind blowing against her skin. (okay, focus on the wind's blowing.)
Mr. Todd sensed the lion approaching. (okay, focus on the lion's approaching.)
I. Watch the movie segment and complete sentences with one verb of the given verbs of perception and the objects followed by other verbs in parentheses. Use as many verbs as possible. Then decide where the action main focus is. Use the movie segment to help you fill in the blanks.
Lisa and Jeff
1. He _______________a woman in green _______________ the table for a special dinner. (see)
2. He ____________ Miss Lonelyhearts _______________________ her imaginary guest, but he couldn't understand what she was actually saying. (welcome)
3. He __________Miss Lonelyhearts ____________some wine for herself and her imaginary lover. (pour)
4. They ___________ Ms, Torso, the ballet dancer, ______________with three gentlemen in her apartment building.(entertain)
5. A beautiful lady __________ her husband ___________ a call and left the bed to see what was happening. (make)
6. The woman's husband _____________ (neg) her _______________ into the living room and was surprised by her presence there (come).
7. The couple ___________ a songwriter __________ beautiful music in the studio apartment. (play)
LOOK AT - SEE - HEAR - LISTEN TO - WATCH - SENSE
1. He _______________a woman in green _______________ the table for a special dinner. (see)
2. He ____________ Miss Lonelyhearts _______________________ her imaginary guest, but he couldn't understand what she was actually saying. (welcome)
3. He __________Miss Lonelyhearts ____________some wine for herself and her imaginary lover. (pour)
4. They ___________ Ms, Torso, the ballet dancer, ______________with three gentlemen in her apartment building.(entertain)
5. A beautiful lady __________ her husband ___________ a call and left the bed to see what was happening. (make)
6. The woman's husband _____________ (neg) her _______________ into the living room and was surprised by her presence there (come).
7. The couple ___________ a songwriter __________ beautiful music in the studio apartment. (play)
Ms. Julia :)
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