http://www.englishforums.com/search/pro.htm?q=tag%3aIndirect+questions+tag%3aStative+verbsSearch results for 'tag:Indirect questions tag:Stative verbs' matching tags 'Indirect questions' and 'Stative verbs'en-USCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/LetsFinishesFinishFirst/ggjpv/post.htm#533464Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:03:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:533464califjim Only one s in present You can t use will with the stative verbs in this construction Let s see Let me know Tell me plus an indirect question I would not call these relative clauses to finish first an action how you are a state not an action get there first same as arrive first an action you think an internal activity having an opinion not an action _______ Thus with the indirect question in brackets ungrammatical choices prefixed with asterisk Let s see Let me know Tell me who finishes will finish gets there will get there first Let s see Let me know Tell me how you are you will be what you think what you will think _______Your example with make sure does not belong to the pattern above There s no indirect question Make sure that you come back soon A make sure that pattern is not followed by a future will ______You can save yourself a lot of headaches by using the present tense for all of these Even in cases where will is possible it s almost always the inferior choice CJ