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He was never heard to say \thaks you\ in his life. (NOT He was never heard say....)
Justice must not only be down; it must be seen to be done.
She was seen walking away from the accident
Passive forms of watch and notice are not used in this way.
2. possessives not used
After these verbs, possessives cannot be used with -ing forms.
I saw Mary crossing the road. (NOT I saw Mary\s crossing the road.)
3. object past participle
In this structure, the past participle has a passive meaning.
I heard my name repearted several times. (My name was repeated.)
Have you ever seen a television thrown through a window?
This idea of \action or event in progress\ can be given by a progressive form (being past participle).
As I watched the tree being cut down...
I woke up to hear the bedroom door being opened slowly.
These structures are not possible after passive forms of hear and see.
4. look at
Look at can be followed by object -ing form, and in American English also by Object Infinitive
Look at him eating!
Look at him eat! (US)