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