Grammar: ⚙️ Verbs in Depth: 🎭 Modals & 🌱 Non-Finite Verbs (Advanced) (B2) - Lesson 7: Verbs of Perception + object + infinitive/-ing (see him run / see him running)

Interactive English Lesson: Verbs of Perception
Verbs B2
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The Senses

កិរិយាសព្ទញ្ញាណ (Verbs of Perception)

Verbs like see, hear, feel, watch, and notice can be followed by an object and then EITHER a Base Verb OR an -ing verb.

កិរិយាសព្ទដូចជា ឃើញ ឮ មានអារម្មណ៍ មើល កត់សម្គាល់ អាចប្រើជាមួយកម្មបទ ហើយបន្ទាប់មកជា កិរិយាសព្ទដើម (Base Verb) ឬ កិរិយាសព្ទថែម -ing។
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Two Paths

ផ្លូវពីរខុសគ្នា (អត្ថន័យខុសគ្នា)
Path 1: The Whole Story
Verb + Object + Base Verb
សកម្មភាពដែលបានបញ្ចប់ទាំងស្រុង (បានឃើញតាំងពីដើមដល់ចប់)
Path 2: A Snapshot
Verb + Object + -ing Verb
សកម្មភាពកំពុងបន្ត (បានឃើញមួយភ្លែត ពេលវាកំពុងកើតឡើង)
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Base Verb

Completed Action (សកម្មភាពបញ្ចប់)
I watched him paint the wall.
ខ្ញុំបានមើលគាត់លាបពណ៌ជញ្ជាំង។ (មើលរហូតដល់គាត់លាបរួច)
We heard the bomb explode.
ពួកយើងបានឮគ្រាប់បែកផ្ទុះ។ (ឮសម្លេងផ្ទុះពេញលេញមួយ)
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The -ing Form

Action in Progress (សកម្មភាពកំពុងបន្ត)
I watched him painting the wall.
ខ្ញុំបានមើលគាត់កំពុងលាបពណ៌ជញ្ជាំង។ (ពេលខ្ញុំដើរចេញ គាត់នៅលាបមិនទាន់រួចទេ)
I smell something burning!
ខ្ញុំធុំក្លិនអ្វីម្យ៉ាងកំពុងឆេះ! (វាកំពុងតែឆេះ)
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Repeated Actions

ការប្រើ -ing សម្រាប់សកម្មភាពកើតឡើងផ្ទួនៗ
If an action is repeated, we usually use -ing.
I felt the ground shaking.
ខ្ញុំមានអារម្មណ៍ថាដីកំពុងរញ្ជួយ។ (រញ្ជួយជាច្រើនដងបន្តបន្ទាប់គ្នា)
Versus a single, quick action (Base Verb):
I felt a drop of rain hit my face.
ខ្ញុំមានអារម្មណ៍ថាទឹកភ្លៀងមួយតំណក់បានធ្លាក់ចំមុខខ្ញុំ។ (កើតឡើងតែម្តងគត់)
The "TO" Infinitive Trap!

Never use "to" after a verb of perception in the active voice!

(ប្រយ័ត្ន! កុំប្រើពាក្យ "to" នៅពីមុខកិរិយាសព្ទទីពីរ បន្ទាប់ពីកិរិយាសព្ទញ្ញាណក្នុងប្រយោគ Active Voice!)
I heard her to sing. ❌
I heard her sing. ✅

Mastery Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យកម្រិតខ្ពស់
Completed Action (Sequence)

Context: I watched the thief pick the lock, open the door, and...

I watched him ___ the jewels.
(សកម្មភាពបន្តបន្ទាប់ដែលបានបញ្ចប់ទាំងស្រុង)
Action in Progress

Context: When I walked into the room...

I heard them ___ about money.
(ខ្ញុំបានដើរចូលទៅចំពេលដែលពួកគេកំពុងឈ្លោះគ្នា។)
GRAMMAR TRAP! ❌

There was an earthquake!

I felt the house ___.
(ខ្ញុំមានអារម្មណ៍ថាផ្ទះរញ្ជួយ។)
Meaning Check
"I saw him crossing the road."
Did he finish crossing the road? (តើគាត់ឆ្លងថ្នល់ផុតហើយឬនៅ?)
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Senses in Action 🎬

មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

The Director's Trick: Watch Teacher Sopheak explain the difference! Think of Base Verbs like watching a whole movie, and -ing verbs like walking into the theater halfway through the scene.

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Advanced Q&A

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Sovan 2 hours ago

Teacher, does this rule apply to "smell"? "I smelled the cake burn" vs "I smelled the cake burning"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Great question, Sovan! With verbs like "smell" and "find", we almost *always* use the -ing form, because smelling or finding usually happens while the action is in progress. "I smelled the cake burning" is the natural choice! 🍰🔥

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Vireak 5 hours ago

What happens if we use the passive voice? Like "He was seen..."

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Aha! This is a very advanced B2/C1 grammar trap! 🚨 If you change a "base verb" perception sentence into the passive voice, the word "TO" magically appears!
Active: "I saw him steal it."
Passive: "He was seen TO steal it."
However, -ing stays the same: "He was seen stealing it." 🤯

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