Past tense or present tense ?

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why people says ' Please be sitted '.Why need to use past tense in this sentence ? I thought need to use present tense sit because the action haven't happened yet ?

Karansardana · Accepted Answer

Please be seated. Seated is a past participle, and is used with be/get.

please be seated/please get seated - both are grammatically correct.

See the thread named 'Whe to use marry and married ?'

Mister Micawber · Answer

They do not say that. They say 'Please be seated'.

The past form of sit is sat: sit / sat / sat
The past form of seat is seated: seat / seated / seated.
In the above sentence, the past participle is used as an predicate adjective:

(Please be seated = Please sit down = Please take/have a seat.)

PS: 'Please get seated' is not native English in this situation.

Ruben · Answer

Can i say' please do not got offended '.Is it get or got ?And is it get,be,been,got always followed by past participle as Karansardana said ?If yes,others than get and be,what other verbs followed by past participle ?List me down the verbs or give me the topic so that i can check in the internet

Mister Micawber · Answer

Can i say' please do not got offended '.Is it get or got ? - The infinitive, get: Do not get; he did not get; they will not get.

And is it get,be,been,got always followed by past participle as Karansardana said ?-- No. Let's get going; I've been sleeping; They got hungry.

If yes,others than get and be,what other verbs followed by past participle ?List me down the verbs or give me the topic so that i can check in the internet-- Check the internet for 'passive voice', 'linking verbs', 'get-passive'.

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