"They heard someone shoot."
Translation:Ils ont entendu quelqu'un tirer.
March 17, 2018
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Why is tirer in the infinituve form here please, rather than "shooting" or "they heard that someone had shot"?
March 17, 2018
Because it follows another verb - entendre - conjugated in the passé composé. Whenever one verb follows another in a single statement (ie without a conjunction) the first may be conjugated but the second (and subsequent) verbs must stay in the infinitive.
March 18, 2018
