get-have-let-help

1. CAUSATIVE VERBS
«let/make/have/get»

2. Causative Verbs: cause
someone to do something

4. A causative verb shows that somebody or
something is indirectly reponsible for an
action.
The subject doesn’t perform the action itself
but causes someone to do the action.
 I had/got the carpets washed yesterday.
Who washed them? We don’t know. They were
washed by somebody. It’s like Passive.
I had/got the carpets washed by my brother.
(I gave him the responsibility to do the task)

5.  HAVE = GIVE SOMEONE ELSE THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO DO SOMETHING
 Grammatical structure:
 HAVE + THING + PAST PARTICIPLE OF VERB (V3)
 She will have her hair cut soon.
 We’re having our house painted next weekend.
 Bob had his teeth whitened yesterday; his smile looks
great now!
 My washing machine is broken; I need
to have it repaired.
 NOTE that «have+something+done» and
«get+something+done» mean the same but
«get+something+done» is more informal.
 I had the car washed = I got the car washed

6.  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!
 I was nervous about eating sushi, but my
brother got me to try it at a Japanese
restaurant.

7.  LET = ALLOW SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING
 Grammatical structure:
 LET + PERSON/THING + VERB
Examples:
 I never let my kids watch violent movies.
 Mary’s father won’t let her adopt a
puppy because he’s allergic to dogs.
 Our boss doesn’t let us eat lunch at our desks;
we have to eat in the cafeteria.
 Oops! I wasn’t paying attention while cooking,
and I let the food burn.
 Please don’t let me go. I love you very much.

9. Reminder:
 We usually use causative “make” when we’re talking about
something we can’t control.
«Oh, please don’t play that song! It makes me think of Jim. And I
don’t like Jim.»
 We can also use causative “make” with an adjective:
«Don’t give your dog chocolate. It makes him sick.»
 We use causative “force” when we are in “No-Choice Zone.”
 “Force” is the strongest causative verb.
 We often use it to talk about how situations push us into doing
things:
«The bad weather forced us to go back home early.»
 We can also use causative “force” with a preposition:
«The police forced the criminal into the prison.»

10. Which one is right?
 A. He helped me do my homework.
 B. He helped me to do my homework.
 both ways are correct. In general, the
form without “to” is more common:
 He helped me do my homework. √

11. Let’s take a short quiz.
 I will ________ the house ________ .
 a) had - redecorate
 b) get - to redecorate
 c) have – redecorated
 THE ANSWER IS C.

12. Let’s take a short quiz.
 Did you write the report? (Make it
causative)
 a) Did you have the report written?
 b) Did you make the report written?
 c) Did you let the report written?
 THE ANSWER IS A.

13. Let’s take a short quiz.
 She ________ that he wouldn’t tell
anyone.
 a) made him promised
 b) made him promise
 c) promised to make
 THE ANSWER IS A.

14. Let’s take a short quiz.
 The teacher got me ________ a long
text during the lesson. It was so
boring.
 a) study
 b) to study
 c) studied
 THE ANSWER IS A.

15. Let’s take a short quiz.
 He got her mom _________ by a
doctor because she has issues.
 a) check
 b) checked
 c) to check
 THE ANSWER IS B.

16. END OF THE LESSON. 

17.  I hope you enjoyed it.
 For further questions, you can reach
me on Wp.
 For further information, refer to your
books.
 Much Love,
Buket D.