help someone doing vs help someone do

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Help someone do' is the more common and natural construction when you want to assist someone in performing an action. 'Help someone doing' is less common and may be used in specific situations where 'doing' is part of a continuous action or ongoing process.

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help someone doing

This phrase is less common and may be used in specific situations where 'doing' is part of a continuous action or ongoing process.

This phrase can be used when 'doing' is part of an ongoing action or process. For example, 'I helped someone doing their homework while they were also cooking dinner.'

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Doing something wrong can seem like the right thing When you're trying to help someone you love.
It's not like doing some big, noble deed to help someone, but you know that if you don't, then, you know, he could be dead.
This is someone doing something ancient.
And second of all, I'm doing everything I can to help you, but it's hard to help someone who's going out of their way to appear guilty!
This is someone doing something ancient.
Finally, someone doing their job.
It could also have been someone doing it for a bounty.
Is someone doing that with my computer?
I wanted to prove that you can help someone.
Let's see, I could help someone in any impoverished area on Earth.
Or I could help someone in need...
So to help someone is... is torture.
This is an opportunity to really help someone.
That's what I get for trying to help someone.
I'm only happy when I can help someone.
My partner's dying to help someone.
You people all want to help someone.
It feels good to help someone in need.
But l can help someone get what she deserves.
Finally you can help someone other than yourself.

Alternatives:

help someone do
assist someone in doing
aid someone doing
support someone in doing
aid someone in doing

help someone do

This is the more common and natural construction when you want to assist someone in performing an action.

This phrase is used when you want to assist someone in performing an action. For example, 'I helped someone do their homework.'

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But I will do something if it helps someone else do nothing.
If you want to help someone, you should do so when your white days overlap.
As you know, it's one thing to earn an A yourself, it's another thing to help someone else do well.
Next time, when I tell you we can't help someone, don't trust them.
If he could manipulate that to help someone, he could do it to hurt someone.
You too can realize your dreams, and then your job is to reach back and to help someone just like you do the same thing.
Look, if you're not willing to pretend to be something you're not to help someone you don't even really care about, then what's the point of therapy?
You guys all go on this big supernatural adventure, and you're calling me in the middle of the night because you need someone to help you do your homework?
Since when do you need my help convincing someone to do something they don't want to do?
And then, when she had to transport all of the embroidery goods from the village to the marketplace, she needed someone to help her do the transport, so she hired her husband.
You want to help someone, help yourself by writing a confession.
I wanted to prove that you can help someone.
Let's see, I could help someone in any impoverished area on Earth.
Or I could help someone in need...
So to help someone is... is torture.
This is an opportunity to really help someone.
That's what I get for trying to help someone.
I'm only happy when I can help someone.
My partner's dying to help someone.
You people all want to help someone.

Alternatives:

assist someone in doing
aid someone in doing
support someone in doing
aid someone in doing
help someone with doing

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help someone doing vs help someone do