Make, Have, Let, Help and Get Unit 10

Introduction Certain verbs show that someone is causing another person or animal to do something. These common verbs are make ,have , let, get and help.

Make made me go to bed early. To order, force, or give a person no choice (the subject has power to cause the action) When I was a child, my parents made me go to bed early.

Have work overtime. to request, ask or pay someone to do something Mr. Wilson had his employees work overtime.

Let to permit or allow Molly doesn’t let her dog sleep on her bed.

Get To persuade or convince Jane got Peter to lend her some money.

Help to assist, aid Tony helped Jane move. Tony helped Jane to move.

let, make, have let subject make object + base form have lets Mr. Allen makes us use the computer. has

get subject + get + object + infinitive Rosie got her husband to eat vegetables.

help infinitive subject + help + object base form to loose Dr. White has helped me weight. loose