Remember the Causative

 Causative Verbs in English: Let, Make, Have, Get, Help

LET = permit something to happen Grammatical structure: ·     LET + PERSON/THING + VERB (base form) -example: ·     I don’t let my kids watch violent movies. ·     Mary’s father won’t let her adopt a puppy because he’s allergic to dogs.	MAKE = force or require someone to take an action Grammatical structure: ·     MAKE + PERSON + VERB (base form) example: ·     After Billy broke the neighbor’s window, his parents made him pay for it. ·     The teacher made all the students rewrite their papers, because the first drafts were not acceptable.
HAVE = give someone else the responsibility to do something Grammatical structure: ·       HAVE + PERSON + VERB (base form) ·       HAVE + THING + PAST PARTICIPLE OF VERB example: ·       I’ll have my assistant call you to reschedule the appointment. ·       I’m going to have my hair cut tomorrow.	HELP = assist someone in doing something Grammatical structure: ·       HELP + PERSON + VERB (base form) ·       HELP + PERSON + TO + VERB After “help,” you can use “to” or not – both ways are correct. In general, the form without “to” is more common: ·       He helped me carry the boxes.

 

GET = convince/encourage someone to do something

Grammatical structure:

·       GET + PERSON + TO + VERB

·        Examples:

·       How can we get all the employees TO arrive on time?

·       My husband hates housework; I can never get him TO wash the dishes!