Watched them get married vs "watched them getting married"?

Question

I read the following: " The next day as I watched them get married" How does it differ from the following? Is one more eloquent and accurate than other? "The next day as I watched them *getting* married..."

Answer 1

Hello! So, the correct sentence would be "The next day as I watched them get married". The sentence is in the past tense, and "The next day as I watched them getting married" is incorrect because of the use of "getting" in place of "get". Getting refers to something that is happening in the moment, and in that sentence the couple had gotten married in the past. Hope that helps!