Hey everybody.Is there anybody here who can help me to understand the logic of the gramatical point of this sentenc.Why do we use ing form here?can you tell me more examples?!Thanks in advance.
I just don't want you having a heart attack running up and down the court.
anonymous I just don't want you having a heart attack running up and down the court. , "not want (someone) ___-ing". I don't want you having me followed.
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anonymousI just don't want you having a heart attack running up and down the court.
"want" usually takes an infinitive with "to", but it can sometimes take an -ing verb, almost always in the negative, i.e., "not want (someone) ___-ing".
I don't want you having me followed.
Harold didn't want him having an accident.
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