@LisaIsTrash well，now I can see the basic
meaning of it."tend to "can describe one's action.But can I use it when I want to say make somebody to do something ?

LisaIsTrash

15 sep 2017

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@austin081 actually, yes you can!

You can something like: 'can you tend the dishes while I go and change my clothes?'

austin081

15 sep 2017

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@LisaIsTrash is that means "wash the dishes or something?"

LisaIsTrash

15 sep 2017

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@austin081 exactly! Sorry for being unclear.

To summarize it, tend to can be used to describe how someone acts and ask to, for example, do the dishes.

I hope you understand now! :)

austin081

15 sep 2017

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¿Qué significa tend to ? See a translation

@austin081 exactly! Sorry for being unclear.To summarize it, tend to can be used to describe how someone acts and ask to, for example, do the dishes.I hope you understand now! :)

be inclined to, be likely to

@austin081 it would sound unnatural. Instead I would say, 'when I was young, I went to school''Tend to' is more likely to be used like this: 'my friend tends to be very childish' or 'I tend to be clumsy when I'm nervous' it's a way to describe how someone acts.

@austin081 actually, yes you can! You can something like: 'can you tend the dishes while I go and change my clothes?'

@austin081 exactly! Sorry for being unclear.To summarize it, tend to can be used to describe how someone acts and ask to, for example, do the dishes.I hope you understand now! :)

¿Qué significa tend to ?

@austin081 exactly! Sorry for being unclear.

To summarize it, tend to can be used to describe how someone acts and ask to, for example, do the dishes.

I hope you understand now! :)

@austin081 it would sound unnatural. Instead I would say, 'when I was young, I went to school'

'Tend to' is more likely to be used like this: 'my friend tends to be very childish' or 'I tend to be clumsy when I'm nervous' it's a way to describe how someone acts.

@austin081 actually, yes you can!

You can something like: 'can you tend the dishes while I go and change my clothes?'

@austin081 exactly! Sorry for being unclear.

To summarize it, tend to can be used to describe how someone acts and ask to, for example, do the dishes.

I hope you understand now! :)