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Wowenglish Posted 16 years ago
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I wonder if there is a subtle difference between "1" and "2".

1. She had me do all kinds of jobs for her.

2. She had me doing all kinds of jobs for her.
  

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Wowenglish 1. She had me do all kinds of jobs for her. 2.

  • Wowenglish 1.
  • She had me do all kinds of jobs for her.
  • 2.
  • She had me doing all kinds of jobs for her.
  • The difference is the same as the difference between these: 1.
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Wowenglish1. She had me do all kinds of jobs for her.

2. She had me doing all kinds of jobs for her.
The difference is the same as the difference between these:

1. I did all kinds of jobs for her.
2. I was doing all kinds of jobs for her.

The person who says 1 is thinking in terms of the single block of time in which all t

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