Re: I need an English expert (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Maybe I should always use the infinitive.  That would severely simplify
things.

I guess the romance languages have one up on the germanic-based languages.

Oh, and doesn't she mean "lend"?

 > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2014 11:15:41 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 >  > From: H <http://www.gmail.com/~h40>
 >  > Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2014 10:14:33 -0700
 >  > 
 >  > Interesting, these verbs take an infinitive in French.
 >  > 
 >  > I have the book -  I didn?t loan it to Vera. hlh
 >  >
 >  > On Jun 7, 2014, at 9:15 AM, Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg> wrote:
 >  > > Oh, the things Robert is pondering.(the class I'm taking at Stanford is 
 >  > > about evolution of English)
 >  > >
 >  > > Also, do you have Pussy Riot book? I know someone who is interested in it. 
 >  > > 
 >  > > It's OK if Vera has it,but if not you can return it tomorrow.
 >  > > 
 >  > > From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)
 >  > > Date: June 7, 2014 at 8:58:19 AM PDT
 >  > > 
 >  > > So, here's my problem.
 >  > > 
 >  > > The object of these sentences are actions, as far as I can tell:
 >  > > 
 >  > > * I watch birds fly
 >  > > * I see dogs run
 >  > > * I feel the earth shake
 >  > > * I have the machine compute
 >  > > * I hear the kids play
 >  > > 
 >  > > These are present tense sentences where the object is also a present tense
 >  > > action.
 >  > > 
 >  > > Also, turning these into past tense leaves the present tense intact.
 >  > > 
 >  > > * I watched birds fly
 >  > > * I saw dogs run
 >  > > * I felt the earth shake
 >  > > * I had the machine compute
 >  > > * I heard the kids play
 >  > > 
 >  > > My question is, why are these being and sensing verbs the only (as far as
 >  > > I know) verbs that have this property?  Other verbs require an infinitive
 >  > > for the object actions or a verb followed by a conjunction.
 >  > > 
 >  > > * I acknowledge the tides turning
 >  > > * I know that the keyboard sucks