http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/SeeHimFishVsSeeHimFishing/gxlxp/post.htm#573344Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:56:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:573344CalifJim0http://www.englishforums.com/English/SeeHimFishVsSeeHimFishing/gxlxp/post.htm#573344http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-573344.xmlWhat&#39;s the difference The difference is in what is called &quot;aspect&quot; -- the way you look at a situation -- the way you conceptualize its occurrence in time. In the first example, you are thinking about what you saw as a single occasion or event. You are presenting your listener with a still photo of the fishing event. In the second example, you are thinking about what you saw as an on-going activity. You are presenting your listener with a short movie of the fishing activity. CJhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/SeeHimFishVsSeeHimFishing/gxlxp/post.htmThu, 26 Mar 2009 05:56:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:573340hsiaoyunh1http://www.englishforums.com/English/SeeHimFishVsSeeHimFishing/gxlxp/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-573340.xmlWhat&#39;s the difference in meaning of the following sentences? I saw him fish in the river. I saw him fishing in the river Thanks in advance.