Anonymous  +  602637 Tue, 02 Dec 08 09:47 PM Hi, can anybody enlighten me on the reason why 'catch' was used instead of 'caught'  in the following dialogue? what rule does this fall into? Thank you. Rachel: What a catch! Jim isn't very tall, but he sure can run. Frank: I saw someone just like him catch a frisbee on TV once, except it was a dog, not a man! Anonymous

	Clive  +  602655 Tue, 02 Dec 08 10:05 PM Hi, can anybody enlighten me on the reason why 'catch' was used instead of 'caught'  in the following dialogue? what rule does this fall into? Thank you. Rachel: What a catch! Jim isn't very tall, but he sure can run. Frank: I saw someone just like him catch a frisbee on TV once, except it was a dog, not a man! In example 1, 'catch' is a noun. The article confirms that, if you're not sure. eg 'That was a good catch' In #2, it's a verb. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,663 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Articles, Nouns

	Clive  +  602658 Tue, 02 Dec 08 10:06 PM Hi, can anybody enlighten me on the reason why 'catch' was used instead of 'caught'  in the following dialogue? what rule does this fall into? Thank you. Rachel: What a catch! Jim isn't very tall, but he sure can run. Frank: I saw someone just like him catch a frisbee on TV once, except it was a dog, not a man! In example 1, 'catch' is a noun. The article confirms that, if you're not sure. eg 'That was a good catch' In #2, it's a verb. Best wishes, Clive Clive Articles, Nouns

	jamesglick  +  602669 Tue, 02 Dec 08 10:11 PM I would add to what Clive said and add that in the second sentence, while the person was watchinging TV the action was happening in the present tense. You couldn't say: While I was watching TV I saw someone caught a frisbee, but you could say, While I was watching TV I saw someone catch a frisbee. jamesglick Joined on Mon, Nov 24 2008 New Member 25 James Glick Author of TalkTrain Tenses, Present Tenses

	malibu_and_apples  +  602670 Tue, 02 Dec 08 10:13 PM Hi Clive, thanks a lot for the fast response. Regarding #2, since the act took place sometime back, why is catch(present tense and noun) used instead of caught (past tense)? Thanks again. malibu_and_apples Joined on Tue, Dec 2 2008 New Member 04 Tenses, Nouns, Present Tenses, Past Tenses

	malibu_and_apples  +  602671 Tue, 02 Dec 08 10:14 PM Hi Clive, thanks a lot for the fast response. Regarding #2, since the act took place sometime back, why is catch(present tense and noun) used instead of caught (past tense)? Thanks again. malibu_and_apples Tenses, Nouns, Present Tenses, Past Tenses

	Clive  +  602744 Tue, 02 Dec 08 11:42 PM Hi, Frank: I saw someone just like him catch a frisbee on TV once, except it was a dog, not a man! 'Catch'  here is the bare infinitive. The past tense inflection is in the verb 'saw'. Some verbs, like 'see', are followed by the bare infinitve. Others, eg 'ask' use the infinitive with 'to',  eg I asked him to catch a frisbee once. Best wishes, Clive Clive Tenses, Past Tenses, Inflections