Grammatical tips
1) I 'Saw him do' something=He did something (past simple) and I saw it.
In the above sentence I saw the complete action from beginning to end.
* He 'fell' of the wall. I saw it.= I saw him 'fall' of the wall.
* The accident 'happened'. Did you see it?= Did you see the accident 'happen'?
2) I 'saw him doing' something.= He 'was doing' something (PAST CONTINUOUS) and I saw this.
In the above sentence I saw him when he was in the middle of doing it. This does not mean that I saw the complete action.
* He 'was walking' alone the street. I saw this when I drove past in my car.= I 'saw him walking' along the street.
3) We use the above structure with 'SEE' and 'HEAR' and a number of other verbs:-
* I didn't 'hear you call' me. (You called me. I didn't hear this)
* She 'felt somebody touch' her on the shoulder.
* Did you 'notice any body go' out of the hall?
* I 'smelt something burning' outside my window.
* I 'found him eating' an apple.
Vocabularies
Some Idioms
1) Be bouncing off the walls (Informal). :- To be excited and full of nervous energy.
* We need to get out for a walk. the children are bouncing off the walls.
2) Be bound and determined (American). :- To have a strong wish to do something and to not allow anything to stop you from doing it.
* She is bound and determined to make her career in medical research.
3) Be out of bounds.:- If an area is out of bounds, you are not allowed to go there.
* All military sites are totally out of bounds.
4) Bow and scrape.:- To try too hard to please someone in a position of authority (It is generally used in the continuous tense).
* It's embarrassing to see staff bowing ans scraping to the new prime minister.
5) Box clever (British). :- To behave in a cleaver and sometimes in a slightly in dishonest way to try to achieve the result you wan.
* Obviously he would have to box clever in the witness stand to avoid implicating himself.
6) Box somebody's ears (old fashioned). :- To hit someone, usually as a punishment.
* I will box your ears if you come to school late any time in the future.
7) A brain box (British and Australian informal). :- A very intelligent person.
* Come on, brain box, you must be able to solve this apparently insoluble problem.
8) Get your brain in gear (Informal).:- To make yourself start thinking clearly and effectively.
* I have to get my brain in gear for the meeting this afternoon.
9) The brass ring (informal).:- Success or a reward that you try to achieve, often by competing against other pepole.
* Our aim is to have the best team in the league. the brass ring must be brought to our club.
10) Have the brass balls (Vulgar).:- To have the confidence to do something that is rude or shows a lacl of respect, without care whether people approve it or not.
* He had the brass balls to announce his engagement to Sally in front of his ex-wife.
1) I 'Saw him do' something=He did something (past simple) and I saw it.
In the above sentence I saw the complete action from beginning to end.
* He 'fell' of the wall. I saw it.= I saw him 'fall' of the wall.
* The accident 'happened'. Did you see it?= Did you see the accident 'happen'?
2) I 'saw him doing' something.= He 'was doing' something (PAST CONTINUOUS) and I saw this.
In the above sentence I saw him when he was in the middle of doing it. This does not mean that I saw the complete action.
* He 'was walking' alone the street. I saw this when I drove past in my car.= I 'saw him walking' along the street.
3) We use the above structure with 'SEE' and 'HEAR' and a number of other verbs:-
* I didn't 'hear you call' me. (You called me. I didn't hear this)
* She 'felt somebody touch' her on the shoulder.
* Did you 'notice any body go' out of the hall?
* I 'smelt something burning' outside my window.
* I 'found him eating' an apple.
Vocabularies
Some Idioms
1) Be bouncing off the walls (Informal). :- To be excited and full of nervous energy.
* We need to get out for a walk. the children are bouncing off the walls.
2) Be bound and determined (American). :- To have a strong wish to do something and to not allow anything to stop you from doing it.
* She is bound and determined to make her career in medical research.
3) Be out of bounds.:- If an area is out of bounds, you are not allowed to go there.
* All military sites are totally out of bounds.
4) Bow and scrape.:- To try too hard to please someone in a position of authority (It is generally used in the continuous tense).
* It's embarrassing to see staff bowing ans scraping to the new prime minister.
5) Box clever (British). :- To behave in a cleaver and sometimes in a slightly in dishonest way to try to achieve the result you wan.
* Obviously he would have to box clever in the witness stand to avoid implicating himself.
6) Box somebody's ears (old fashioned). :- To hit someone, usually as a punishment.
* I will box your ears if you come to school late any time in the future.
7) A brain box (British and Australian informal). :- A very intelligent person.
* Come on, brain box, you must be able to solve this apparently insoluble problem.
8) Get your brain in gear (Informal).:- To make yourself start thinking clearly and effectively.
* I have to get my brain in gear for the meeting this afternoon.
9) The brass ring (informal).:- Success or a reward that you try to achieve, often by competing against other pepole.
* Our aim is to have the best team in the league. the brass ring must be brought to our club.
10) Have the brass balls (Vulgar).:- To have the confidence to do something that is rude or shows a lacl of respect, without care whether people approve it or not.
* He had the brass balls to announce his engagement to Sally in front of his ex-wife.
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