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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
I let my wife do the job vs I let my wife does the job.
I had a student ask if the following sentence is correct: I let my wife does the job. I said no, it should be do instead of does. However, I couldn’t explain why it was wrong
Could you please tell me why we don’t use does in this example?
Thanks kindly.
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The form is I let someone + infinitive+ something. In your example, 'do' is an infinitive or base form of the verb. It has nothing to do with present tense.
- The form is I let someone + infinitive+ something.
- In your example, 'do' is an infinitive or base form of the verb.
- It has nothing to do with present tense.
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The form is I let someone + infinitive+ something.
In your example, 'do' is an infinitive or base form of the verb. It has nothing to do with present tense.
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