Fill in the blanks with an appropriate non-finite form of the verb.
1I heard them ............... in the other room.
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After a verb of perception, "shout" describes the complete action, and "shouting" describes the action in progress.
2I felt something ............... up my leg.
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After a verb of perception, "crawl" describes the complete action, and "crawling" describes the action in progress.
3I saw him ............... the box.
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After a verb of perception, "open" describes the complete action, and "opening" describes the action in progress.
4They made him ............... the papers.
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After active "made," use the bare infinitive "sign".
5I felt somebody ............... me on the shoulder.
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After a verb of perception, "touch" describes the complete action, and "touching" describes the action in progress.
6He was made ............... the papers.
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After passive "was made," use the to-infinitive "to sign".
7I heard the birds ............... in the garden.
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After a verb of perception, "sing" describes the complete action, and "singing" describes the action in progress.
8I could smell something ...............
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After "smell" + object, use the -ing form for something happening at that moment: "something burning".
9I saw him ............... into the store.
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After a verb of perception, "walk" describes the complete action, and "walking" describes the action in progress.
10They found him ............... under a tree.
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After "found him," the participle "lying" describes his state.
11I saw him ............... along the street.
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After a verb of perception, "walk" describes the complete action, and "walking" describes the action in progress.
12I noticed someone ............... away.
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After a verb of perception, "run" describes the complete action, and "running" describes the action in progress.
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- I heard them shout / shouting in the other room.
- I felt something crawl / crawling up my leg.
- I saw him open / opening the box.
- They made him sign the papers.
- I felt somebody touch / touching me on the shoulder.
- He was made to sign the papers.
- I heard the birds sing / singing in the garden.
- I could smell something burning.
- I saw him walk / walking into the store.
- They found him lying under a tree.
- I saw him walk / walking along the street.
- I noticed someone run / running away.