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Old February 04, 2014, 05:18 AM
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¿Me podéis corregir"

"Can you watch the door and make sure no one leaves"

"Puedes vigilar la puerta y asegúrate que nadie sale"
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Old February 04, 2014, 05:51 AM
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'Asegurarse de que' is the phrase you're looking for, and a subjunctive clause will follow the conjunction 'que'.
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Old February 07, 2014, 04:23 AM
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"Puedes vigilar la puerta y aseguarte de que nadie salga"

¿Que tal ahora?
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Old February 07, 2014, 06:11 AM
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"¿Puedes vigilar la puerta y asegurarte de que nadie salga?"

¿Qué tal ahora?
Since 'vigilar' appears in the infinitive it is more natural to also leave 'asegurarse' in the infinitive (but person agreement is still needed for the reflexive pronoun). Your subjunctive clause is perfect.
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