Grammar Question : I found my watch <disappeared? or disappearing?>.?

Question

Acutually I'm not an English native speaker^^ so I wonder which of the upper two forms of verb is the grammatically right. I'm looking forward to receiving a clear answer^^ Thank you~~

Answer 1

you need to place the sentence in context before you can expect to get decent help. (context means, background information) i say this cause without context, the possibilities are near ENDLESS...
For example (your sentence could run as follows):

Last week my watch disappeared. I bought a new one which was just as good.

OR
I only bought a new watch because my old one had disappeared.

OR
While we were on this strange planet, my watch started to disappear!

OR
I found my watch which had disappeared down the toilet 2 weeks ago!

(its very rare to need the form of the verb which indicates the continous present tense "disappearing"...unless you're making a statement based on some magical or supernatural experience...
***see the sentence i made about the planet...***

I could very correctly say (within the context of a fantasy tale):

"It was hard to breathe, and then I found my watch disappearing"
It would be grammatically correct but not make much sense unless its in the context of a tale which is far-fetched.

Now because you've not specified the context, i've had to work very hard guessing and listing some possibilities.

Answer 2

Several people have had good points about the context which are certainly correct and these should be taken into account.

However, no one has really mentioned that "found" should not be used in this sentence. Instead it should be "discovered" or "learned" since these fit better than the complete opposite meanings of "found" and "disappeared".

English is really a rich language, full of possibilities, but the good thing is that most people would understand the point you were trying to make regardless of how you say it. We are used to hearing slightly screwy sentences from each other and working ot the meanings on our own!

Answer 3

i found my watch _______.
*
1) missing** 2) to miss 3) missed 4) disappearing 5) disappeared
*
Which one should be the right answer? the correct answer is "missing,"
the meaning is:
The sentence is "I found (discovered) my watch [to be] missing. The copula (to be) can be deleted without affecting the clarity of the meaning.

An adjectival past participle is a past participle (usually the ..ed or ..en form of a verb) that acts like an adjective (it describes a noun).
some examples:
The game was finished.

The paper was written.

The house is painted.
Yes, and no. The task is to fill in the blank with an object complement:

I found my watch missing.
=> it wasn't where I usually put it

I found my watch disappearing [before my eyes].
=> it was fading from my sight

I found my watch (had) disappeared [when the magician opened the box].
I found my watch to miss . . . . (ungrammatical)



I found my watch missing = my watch is/was missing.




I found my watch disappearing [before my eyes].
=> it was fading from my sight

I found my watch (had) disappeared [when the magician opened the box].
I found my watch to miss . . . . (ungrammatical)

I found my watch missing = my watch is/was missing.
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Answer 4

I found my watch "disappeared."
A watch disappeared due to misplacing it somewhere or you lost it.
You cannot use "disappearing" because the watch cannot disappear by itself.
If you want to use the word "disappeared", the sentence will be as follows:
"My watch has disappeared and it is nowhere to be found."
In actual fact, the context of the word 'disapppear' does not suit the sentence structure! Why not change to another word like "missing" or "banished".

Answer 5

It should be written, "My watch had disappeared".. Using the word "found" would indicate that you did indeed find it- which you didn't, if it actually disappeared. If it was disappearing - it was something that was happening before your very eyes.. which doesn't sound like was the case.

Answer 6

If you found your watch disappearing you actually saw it vanish. May not happen in real life but it is correct English grammar.

Answer 7

Or, if you watch (harhar) REALLY QUICKLY, you could say,
"I found my watch to be disappearing."
If you missed the disappearing act, you could say,"I found my watch to have been disappearing."

Welcome to the English(ish) language.

Answer 8

i found my watch lost.or my watch disappeared.

Answer 9

It should be "MY watch disappeared"

Answer 10

Neither. It should be "I found my watch 'had disappeared.'"