LET, MAKE, HAVE and GET are different CAUSATIVE VERBS that can be confusing. Check out how to use them properly in any circumstances!
A Video Summary About Let / Make / Have / Get in English
A few explanations about Let / Make / Have / Get
Exercise 1
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A Video Summary About Let / Make / Have / Get
What do these verbs have in common?
LET, MAKE, HAVE and GET are CAUSATIVE VERBS. This means they cause something else to happen. Look at the table below to understand their meanings:
| VERB | CONSTRUCTION | MEANING |
| LET | Let + person + verb | To give permission/ to allow |
| MAKE | Make + person + verb | To force |
| HAVE | Have + person + verb | To give someone the responsibility or duty to do something |
| GET | Get + person + to + verb | To convince someone to do something |
For this to work, we need to pair the causative verb with another verb (as seen in the construction above)
EXAMPLES:
| VERB | EXAMPLE | MEANING |
| LET | My teacher let me leave | My teacher gave me permission to leave. |
| MAKE | My teacher made me explain | My teacher forced me to explain |
| HAVE | My teacher had me read | My teacher gave me the duty of reading |
| GET | My teacher got me to show my painting | My teacher convinced me to show my painting |
Exercises about Let / Make / Have / Get
Exercise 1 Complete the sentences with the verbs LET/MAKE/HAVE/GET in the present tense. Remember to conjugate the verb to the correct person
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Exercise 2 Choose the correct verb to fit into the spaces below
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Exercise 3 In each sentence there is a verb that doesn’t make sense. Rewrite each with the appropriate verb; let/make/have/get, to give the correct meaning
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