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Perception Verbs — Verbi di Percezione·Infinitive vs gerund with perception verbs
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Rule reminder

A key difference from English: Italian perception verbs (vedere, sentire, ascoltare, guardare, osservare, notare) NEVER take the gerund (-ando/-endo). Where English says 'I saw him running', Italian says 'L'ho visto correre' (bare infinitive). This is one of the most common errors made by English speakers.

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Why do English speakers often make gerund errors with Italian perception verbs?

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→ Vedere + infinitive vs che + indicative→ Sentire + infinitive vs che + indicative→ Ascoltare and guardare + infinitive→ Accorgersi di (noun vs infinitive)
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