My mother had me studying all morning.

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I'd be happy if someone would answer my question. Thanks in advance.

Are the following 2 sentences correct? If so, what's the difference?

A: My mother had me study all morning.

B: My mother had me studying all morning.

Philip · Accepted Answer

AnonymousI'd be happy if someone would answer my question. Thanks in advance.

Are the following 2 sentences correct? If so, what's the difference?

A: My mother had me study all morning.

B: My mother had me studying all morning.

They're about the same. Perhaps the first sentence indicates that your mother told you once, and the second indicates that she had to remind you from time to time. Otherwise, the second simply emphasizes the continuity of the study.

Anonymous · Answer

---Hi, Philip. Thank you for your answer. But there are 2 more things I'd like to ask.

One is whether A means I finished studying when the speaker mentioned the above sentence.

The other is, in either case you explained about B, whether I didn't yet finish studying when the speaker mentioned the above sentence.

Philip · Answer

Anonymous---Hi, Philip. Thank you for your answer. But there are 2 more things I'd like to ask.

One is whether A means I finished studying when the speaker mentioned the above sentence.

The other is, in either case you explained about B, whether I didn't yet finish studying when the speaker mentioned the above sentence.

I think you are finished studying in either sentence.

If you are still studying, you would say "My mother has had me studying all morning".

Einmalige Narizsse · Answer

So mother told me to do that, didn't she?

This construction is the same as:
I had my coat cleaned. (cause I told someone to do that for me).

How does this construction look like? (for example: subjects+verb etc.)

My mother had me studying all morning.

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