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watch you performing vs watch you perform

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Watch you performing' is used when referring to the act of watching someone while they are in the process of performing, while 'watch you perform' is used when referring to the act of watching someone while they are already performing.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 2146 views

watch you performing

This phrase is correct and is commonly used in English when referring to watching someone while they are in the process of performing.

This phrase is used when you want to express the act of observing someone while they are in the middle of performing a task or activity.

Examples:

I love to watch you performing on stage.
She enjoys watching you performing magic tricks.
They were watching you performing your dance routine.
He was caught watching you performing your experiment in the lab.
The audience was captivated while watching you performing your music.

Alternatives:

watching you perform
see you performing
observe you performing
view you performing
witness you performing

watch you perform

This phrase is correct and is commonly used in English when referring to watching someone while they are already performing.

This phrase is used when you want to express the act of observing someone while they are already engaged in a performance or activity.

Examples:

I will watch you perform your magic show.
She loves to watch you perform your guitar solos.
They were watching you perform your dance routine.
He was caught watching you perform your experiment in the lab.
The audience was captivated while watching you perform your music.

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Monte and I are driving up to watch you perform.
And do you know how many times I've had to sit on a stool and watch you perform?
You know how I love to watch you kids perform.
Saturday night at the club, they're both going to show up to watch Laurel perform.
Saturday night at the club, they're both going to show up to watch Laurel perform.
I... I-I don't watch the other girls perform.
But I was working at a YMCA, so I had to watch senior citizens perform water aerobics.
But I was working at a YMCA, so I had to watch senior citizens perform water aerobics.
If I wanted to watch two people not perform, I would go to the not-theater.
Allison, were you a fan of August West before you went to watch him perform?
One of the few pleasures she has enjoyed since the untimely demise of my beloved mother-in-law has been to watch me perform upon the stage.
We practice, practice, practice, and the men come and watch us perform.
Apparently he sold another Internet start-up, and now we all got to drive out to the Hamptons to drink champagne and eat lobster and watch Prince perform on one of the tennis courts.
I couldn't stop smiling watching you perform with all these sweet old folks.
Tell me about these rituals that you perform.
He believed the services you perform.
I will spare your life if you perform a simple errand for me.
Always check your chair before you perform a Riker.
Right... he'll get to see you perform.
We saw you perform in Ako.

Alternatives:

watching you performing
see you perform
observe you perform
view you perform
witness you perform

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