Can you help me to correct this sentence?

pato389 · #1 19-Nov-2009, 16:04

Hi!
I know that this sentence is wrong in the part of the verb sit, but i don't know how to correct it. Can you help me?
If I were the teacher, I would have made them stand up instead of having them sat for this exercise.
Thanks!

Kondorosi · #2 19-Nov-2009, 16:23

have sy + V bare infinitive (sit): having them sit

**bhaisahab** · #3 19-Nov-2009, 19:21

Or "seated".

Excalibur · #4 19-Nov-2009, 21:27

If I were the teacher, I would have made them stand up instead of having them sat for this exercise.

If I were the teacher, I would ~~have made~~ make them stand up instead of having them ~~sat~~ sit for this exercise.

If I ~~were~~ had been the teacher, I would have made them stand up instead of having them ~~sat~~ sit for this exercise.

pato389 · #5 21-Nov-2009, 14:47

Thank you all! Very helpful!

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