http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3616.28671)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CausativeVerb/cwxjg/post.htm#210579Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:56:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:210579Clive0http://www.englishforums.com/English/CausativeVerb/cwxjg/post.htm#210579http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-210579.xmlHi, I have a question regarding the causative verb. The supervisor had him stock shelves all day. The supervisor had him stocking shelves all day. I think the former one is correct, but the textbook says the latter one. Why? Both sound fine to me. In his Practical English Usage, Section 286, Michael Swan says both are possible, but that the former is more often in AmE. Best wishes, Clivehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/CausativeVerb/cwxjg/post.htmTue, 27 Jan 2009 04:56:13 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:210551Lcchang1http://www.englishforums.com/English/CausativeVerb/cwxjg/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-210551.xmlDear teachers, I have a question regarding the causative verb. The supervisor had him stock shelves all day. The supervisor had him stocking shelves all day. I think the former one is correct, but the textbook says the latter one. Why? Please advise. LcChang