The sentence:
Probably, after hearing him speak in English, they allowed him to enter in the pub.
So, can I use speaking in place of speak?
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Probably, after hearing him speak in English, they allowed him to enter in the pub.
So, can I use speaking in place of speak?
Yes you can - either of these work:
Probably, after hearing him speak in English, they allowed him to enter the pub.
or
Probably, after hearing him speaking in English, they allowed him to enter the pub.
(Note that in both cases I dropped the "*in" from the final clause, is it is not correct)