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Please tell me which one is correct and why?

  1. "I want to make sure it's perfect"
  2. "I want to make sure it would be perfect"
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  • And what is the situation you're talking about? Could you provide us with the context?
    – user3395
    May 2, 2018 at 10:42
  • I see no reason to use would here. Generally, "one makes sure x is y". If you are making sure of something, how could "would" apply?
    – Lambie
    May 2, 2018 at 14:27

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I have seldom come across the phrase make sure taking any other form of a verb. It has been always the base verb.

Make sure that it's perfect.
Make sure that he attends the class.
and so on...

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If you are in the action stage of making it, you would want to make it perfect. If you are in the planning stages of making it, you would want to make sure it would be perfect.

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