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HAVE + somebody + present participle

This structureThe way in which the parts of a sentence, clause or expression are arranged. E.g.: make somebody + infinitive in "The teacher made me rewrite the composition." is similar to have + somebody + infinitive. The difference is that the verbA part of speech that expresses an action or a state. E.g.: John seldom plays tennis. in present participle form refers to a repeated or continuousThe aspect expressing duration, formed with be + verb-ing. E.g.: What are you doing? actionA general term expressing that somebody or something does something.

His problems had him going to hospital for years.
We'll have my brother staying with us for a little while until he finds a new apartment.
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