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Jacky56Lin Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
The Usage of verb "have" help please
Dear Teachers
A: Could you have a taxi waiting for me, please?
A: Could you have a taxi wait for me, please?
Which one is more common and why?
B: OK. There will be a taxi waiting outside in 10 minutes.
A Textbook in Chinese says: (Let, make or have these three words) + object + V(without “to” as Object is active voice)
Eg. Mom has me wash the car. You can’t use Mom has me to wash the car or Mom has me washing the car.
Let me wait you and let the car wait you is right., but Let the car waiting you.is incorrect.
Make the kid cry but you can’t use “ make the kid crying”
Why on web “to have a taxi waiting for me” is used a lot. if it true.
if I can use “Mom has me waiting for her”Is better use than “Mom has me wait for her”?
I am much confused if using “have “ and “wait” combine together that will go exception?
Thanks a lot
A: Could you have a taxi waiting for me, please?
A: Could you have a taxi wait for me, please?
Which one is more common and why?
B: OK. There will be a taxi waiting outside in 10 minutes.
A Textbook in Chinese says: (Let, make or have these three words) + object + V(without “to” as Object is active voice)
Eg. Mom has me wash the car. You can’t use Mom has me to wash the car or Mom has me washing the car.
Let me wait you and let the car wait you is right., but Let the car waiting you.is incorrect.
Make the kid cry but you can’t use “ make the kid crying”
Why on web “to have a taxi waiting for me” is used a lot. if it true.
if I can use “Mom has me waiting for her”Is better use than “Mom has me wait for her”?
I am much confused if using “have “ and “wait” combine together that will go exception?
Thanks a lot
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Situation: You are in a hotel, in your room. You are going to go out for the evening in 15 minutes. You call the front desk and ask A: Could you have a taxi waiting for me in 15 minutes, please?
- Situation: You are in a hotel, in your room.
- You are going to go out for the evening in 15 minutes.
- You call the front desk and ask A: Could you have a taxi waiting for me in 15 minutes, please?
- The concierge will summon a taxi to arrive in 15 minutes and be waiting for you to get in.
- You are at the hotel, outside the front door.
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Situation:
You are in a hotel, in your room. You are going to go out for the evening in 15 minutes. You call the front desk and ask
A: Could you have a taxi waiting for me in 15 minutes, please?
The concierge will summon a taxi to arrive in 15 minutes and be waiting for you to get in.
You are at the hotel, outside the front door.
You are in a hotel, in your room. You are going to go out for the evening in 15 minutes. You call the front desk and ask
A: Could you have a taxi waiting for me in 15 minutes, please?
The concierge will summon a taxi to arrive in 15 minutes and be waiting for you to get in.
You are at the hotel, outside the front door.
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Jacky56LinA: Could you have a taxi waiting for me, please?This is quite common. ~ Could you please arrange it so that there is a taxi already waiting for me [when / before] I am ready to go?
Jacky56LinA: Could you have a taxi wait for me, please?This is also used, but probably not as much, and also, w
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Thank you very much AlpheccaStars and CJ. 
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