Have someone do something vs Have someone doing something
What's the difference between "have someone do something" and "have someone doing something"? Please provide some example sentences 😇

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Hi,

'to have someone do / doing something' is quite informal, but the difference is comparable to the difference between simple and continuous.

- 'If you don't want to teach the children, just have them make a poster for an hour' (speaking generally, or a suggestion) 
- 'He doesn't want to teach the childen today, so he has them making posters' (right now) 
- 'When I went round, he had his kids working in the shop' (at the time that I was there).

It's a very informal structure though and I wouldn't say it's so common.
I hope that helps,

I hope that helps.

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The grammatical correct way of saying it is : Have someone do something.

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The grammatical correct way of saying it is : Have someone do something

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