Question tag — you go there right now...

[man of manners]

Dear, Barb D
I mean that there is no habit that can be happening only now as "right now" suggests. That's why the present simple is not natural nor grammatical.

I mean in my sentences not the ones that Barb D mentioned.

 

[andi harper]

Hi!

Perhaps:

You go there right now, will you?

(Unlikely.)

Hello, Tarheel.

Could you please tell me if this sentence "You go there right now, will you?" is correct or not because I don't really get it from your reply?

 

[emsr2d2]

I was very surprised by Tarheel's post. As far as I'm concerned, "will you?" would only work as the question tag to "You'll​ go there right now".

 

[man of manners]

I was very surprised by Tarheel's post. As far as I'm concerned, "will you?" would only work as the question tag to "You'll​ go there right now".

The sentence I gave is merely an imperative started by "you" and you yourself said this in post #5. I will quote it for you:
"It sounds like an order or an imperative. If it's just a statement, it's unnatural in the present tense. "

 

[emsr2d2]

I've always found the inclusion of a personal pronoun in an imperative very unnatural. I agree entirely that sentences like "Oh, just go to bed, would you?" or "Go to bed, would you?!" are fine but "You go to bed" is clunky.
"You go there right now" sounds awkward to me. If it were "You! Go! Right now!", it would be a natural imperative. "You!" would simply be used to get the attention of the person being addressed.

I think we've seen from various posts in this thread (and others) that most of us would not use a question tag with an imperative (much as I hate to disagree with Swan!)

 

[man of manners]

as I hate to disagree with Swan!

It's not only Michael Swan who says this. All the ESL learners know that imperatives can simply be tagged.

 

[man of manners]

I think that 'You go to bed, will you?' is both unnatural and unlikely.

What if someone said it in some cautionary or minatory tone?

 

[man of manners]

Time for bed" said Zebedee.
Good night.

Good night.
Catch some Z's till we continue tomorrow.

 

[man of manners]

I think that 'You go to bed, will you?' is both unnatural and unlikely. but a tag with a you-less imperative is fine.

What if someone said it in some cautionary or minatory tone?

 

[Tarheel]

I suppose somebody could say:

You go to bed at night, don't you?

 

[man of manners]

I am impressed, man of manners. You asked that question a day or so ago, That question disappeared and now here it is again, timed some thirty minutes ago.

This is the last question and then, I am done with this thread:
You said, "I think that 'You go to bed, will you?' is both unnatural and unlikely. but a tag with a you-less imperative is fine."
Now, I ask "What if someone said it in some cautionary or minatory tone? ".