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What is the difference between1.You had/made me worried.2.You had/made me worry.Thank you.

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jaanedojaanahai1.You had/made me worried.2.You had/made me worry.

1a. You had me worried. / You had me fooled. / You had me convinced. / You had me in suspense.

You put me in a position where I felt worried (fooled, convinced, ...). You did things that caused me to feel that way, but not necessarily on purpose. I interpreted your actions in such a way that it caused me to feel that way.

1b. You made me worried. [ This is an awkward way of saying 1a. It's not particularly idiomatic.]

2a. You had me worry. [ This is not idiomatic. It says that you arranged for me to worry, which doesn't make much sense. worry is the wrong verb for this kind of construction. ] Better usages of this grammatical formula:

Laura had Tom take the kids to school.
The teacher had the students write essays.
We had the taxi driver stop near the bank.

2b. You made me worry. [ Also unidiomatic. It says that you more or less forced me to worry, which doesn't make much sense.] Better usages of this formula:

You shouldn't have slammed the door like that. You made me drop the tray I was carrying.
If the children misbehaved, Louise made them stay after school.
Stop all that chattering. You're making me lose my concentration.

CJ

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