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The roulette players silently watched the wheel spin around/round

English Language & Usage Asked by Fsa on December 15, 2020

The roulette players silently watched the wheel spin around/round

Which use spin but not span in past tense? Thank you.

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Spin is an infinitive. It is part of an adverbial free modifier

The roulette players silently watched the wheel spin around/round ->

The roulette players silently watched the wheel as it spun around/round

Answered by Greybeard on December 15, 2020

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