Can I say: Felipe veo su madre llegar?

Emanuel B.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Can I say: Felipe veo su madre llegar?

Why is the word "a" used - "a su madre" and not only "llegar su madre"

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate ver in the present tense in Spanish (El Presente)"

Asked 7 years ago

InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish Teacher

Hola Emanuel, Verb "ver" needs an "a" if what you see is a person. In this specific question, the "a" has been placed after the second verb "llegar" but it is still a preposition that is linked to "ver". There are two correct sentences but both with preposition "a": 1. Felipe ve llegar a su madre 2. Felipe ve a su madre llegar. ; )

Like07 years ago

Meghan Y.B2Kwiziq community member

This sentence was confusing to me also. I have not seen llegar used in this manner. Could you use "la llegada" or the arrival? Gracias

Like06 years ago

Emanuel B. asked:

Can I say: Felipe veo su madre llegar?

Why is the word "a" used - "a su madre" and not only "llegar su madre"

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