Causative Verbs: Verb Forms

Causative Verbs: Verb Forms

Have/Get Something Done

• The verb "have" is used to indicate that someone else performs the action.
  • E.g. "I had my hair cut." (someone else cut my hair)
  • E.g. "She had her car repaired." (someone else repaired her car)
• The verb "get" is also used to indicate that someone else performs the action.
  • E.g. "I got my hair cut." (someone else cut my hair)
  • E.g. "He got his car washed." (someone else washed his car)

Make Someone Do Something

• The verb "make" is used to indicate that someone is forced or persuaded to do something.
  • E.g. "My parents made me eat my vegetables." (they forced me to eat)
  • E.g. "The teacher made us do our homework." (they forced us to do)

Let Someone Do Something

• The verb "let" is used to indicate that someone is allowed to do something.
  • E.g. "My parents let me go to the party." (they allowed me to go)
  • E.g. "The teacher let us leave early." (they allowed us to leave)

Help Someone Do Something

• The verb "help" is used to indicate that someone assists or supports someone else in doing something.
  • E.g. "My friend helped me with my homework." (they assisted me)
  • E.g. "The teacher helped us with the project." (they supported us)

Note: These verb forms are used to express causation, but the specific meaning and usage can vary depending on the context and sentence structure.

Causative Verbs

• The verb "have" is used to indicate that someone else performs the action, e.g. "I had my hair cut" (someone else cut my hair).
• The verb "get" is also used to indicate that someone else performs the action, e.g. "I got my hair cut" (someone else cut my hair).

Make Someone Do Something

• The verb "make" indicates that someone is forced or persuaded to do something, e.g. "My parents made me eat my vegetables" (they forced me to eat).
• Examples of "make" include: "The teacher made us do our homework" (they forced us to do).

Let Someone Do Something

• The verb "let" indicates that someone is allowed to do something, e.g. "My parents let me go to the party" (they allowed me to go).
• Examples of "let" include: "The teacher let us leave early" (they allowed us to leave).

Help Someone Do Something

• The verb "help" indicates that someone assists or supports someone else in doing something, e.g. "My friend helped me with my homework" (they assisted me).
• Examples of "help" include: "The teacher helped us with the project" (they supported us).

Important Note

• These verb forms are used to express causation, but the specific meaning and usage can vary depending on the context and sentence structure.

Understand the usage of causative verbs 'have' and 'get' to indicate that someone else performs the action. Learn how to form sentences using these verb forms with examples.