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Khai Tran Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

I am glad to have you handle the problem.

In the sentence " I am glad to have you handle the problem" Is the word "handle" correctly used? or should it be "handled"? In this case the word "handle" is an infinite verb right? Explanations and examples are greatly appreciated!
  

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"handle" is correct, but the word you are looking for is "infinitive" not "infinite". " In this case "I am glad to have you handling the problem" would also be possible, with very slightly different nuance,

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  • "handle" is correct, but the word you are looking for is "infinitive" not "infinite".
  • " In this case "I am glad to have you handling the problem" would also be possible, with very slightly different nuance,
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"handle" is correct, but the word you are looking for is "infinitive" not "infinite".

The pattern is "to have someone do something":

"I had him fix the computer."
"They had me retake the exam."
"Could I have you take a look at this?"

In this case "I am glad to have you handling the problem" would also be possible, with very slightly different nuance,
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Handle is correctly used.
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Okay. I was thinking because "to have" is an infinitive form and "handle" is also infinitive. Can there be two infinitive one after another?

Would something like "I was happy to have you handled the problem" be appropriate for past tense?
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Khai TranWould something like "I was happy to have you handled the problem" be appropriate for past tense?
That is incorrect. Infinitives fo not inflect, so it should be "handle" whatever the tense of the main verb.

"I was happy that you handled the problem" would be correct.
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