[Grammar] Father makes/has me wash the car tomorrow afternoon.

[kadioguy]

Father makes/has me wash the car tomorrow afternoon.

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Does the above sentence sound natural?

I think that it would be better to be the following:

Father made/had me wash the car tomorrow afternoon.

Father makes/has me wash the car every Sunday, every week etc.

What do you think?

 

[tzfujimino]

I think that it would be better to be the following:

Father made/had me wash the car tomorrow afternoon.

Are you sure?

 

[kadioguy]

Are you sure?

How about this?

Father made/had me wash the car yesterday afternoon.

 

[tzfujimino]

I think it's OK.

 

[kadioguy]

I think it's OK.

Do you think the original sentence is OK?

Father makes/has me wash the car tomorrow afternoon.

 

[kadioguy]

No. That sentence is ungrammatical with either verb form.

Would it be better to say the following?

Father makes/has me wash the car every Sunday, every week etc.

 

[dinolearner]

Father made/had me wash the car yesterday afternoon.

Does "yesterday afternoon" only talk about the verb make/has?

How about the verb "wash"?

If "to wash the car" is to happen tomorrow afternoon, can I say

Yesterday afternoon, father made/had me wash the car for tomorrow afternoon.







I'm a learner. Thank you.

 

[emsr2d2]

Using "yesterday" means you have to use "made me wash". If you use "make someone do something", only the "make" part changes tense. The other verb always stays in the bare infinitive.

He made me wash the car yesterday.
He makes me wash the car every day.
He will make me wash the car next week.
He has been making me wash the car every day for two years.

 

[tzfujimino]

If "to wash the car" is to happen tomorrow afternoon, can I say

Yesterday afternoon, father made/had me wash the car for tomorrow afternoon.

I'm a learner. Thank you.

That sentence is not correct, but I think it's possible to say "Yesterday afternoon, my father told me (that) he would make me wash the car tomorrow afternoon."

 

[dinolearner]

Using "yesterday" means you have to use "made me wash". If you use "make someone do something", only the "make" part changes tense. The other verb always stays in the bare infinitive.

He made me wash the car yesterday.
He makes me wash the car every day.
He will make me wash the car next week.
He has been making me wash the car every day for two years.

Thank you emsr2d2, I hope I don't get it wrong :
when using "make someone do something", the "do" part actually happens in the time expression of the sentence.

Is the following sentence correct if i want to say the "ask" part happened 2 days ago and the "wash" part will happen tomorrow afternoon?
My father asked me to wash the car tomorrow afternoon.

Thank you.

 

[Tdol]

when using "make someone do something", the "do" part actually happens in the time expression of the sentence.

I am unclear what you mean by this, but these sentences are correct:

I make him do it. :tick:
I made him do it. :tick:

 

[dinolearner]

That sentence is not correct, but I think it's possible to say "Yesterday afternoon, my father told me (that) he would make me wash the car tomorrow afternoon."

Thanks.

Is it correct to say the following if "wash the car" part will happen tomorrow afternoon.

My father told/asked me to wash the car tomorrow afternoon.

 

[emsr2d2]

Thanks.

Is it correct to say the following if the "wash the car" part will happen tomorrow afternoon.

My father told/asked me to wash the car tomorrow afternoon.

Yes, that's OK.