Make, Have, Let, Help, and Get

Teaching and Learning

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Focus on Grammar 4Part IV, Unit 10By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ WellsCopyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

Driving Lessons 1Driving Lessons 1

So, how was your first driving lesson?

So, how was your first driving lesson?

Difficult. The teacher was

so strict.

Difficult. The teacher was

so strict.

Really? What did he make

you do?

Really? What did he make

you do?Well…Well…

He didn’t let me drive a nice car. He made me

drive an old car.

He didn’t let me drive a nice car. He made me

drive an old car.

He had me study all the driver’s training

manuals.

He had me study all the driver’s training

manuals.

But in the end, he was a good teacher. He helped

me learn to drive.

But in the end, he was a good teacher. He helped

me learn to drive.

Driving Lessons 2Driving Lessons 2

MakeMake

Use make + object + base form of the verb to talk about things that someone can require or cause another person (or an animal) to do.

ObjectObjectBase Form VerbBase Form Verb

The teacher requires the students to

watch the films.

The teacher requires the students to

watch the films.

The teacher makes the students watch safety films.

ObjectObjectBase Form VerbBase Form Verb

The films cause the students to

fall asleep.

The films cause the students to

fall asleep.

The safety films make some students fall asleep.

HaveHave

Use have + object + base form of the verb to talk about things that someone can cause another person (or an animal) to do.

ObjectObjectBase Form VerbBase Form Verb

The teacher had him study traffic rules.

The teacher caused him to

study.

The teacher caused him to

study.

Use let + object + base form of the verb to talk about things that someone can permit another person (or an animal) to do.

ObjectObjectBase Form VerbBase Form Verb

His father permitted him

to drive.

His father permitted him

to drive.

LetLet

My dad let me drive his car.

Practice 1Practice 1Use make, have, and let and the words below to describe things that someone requires, causes, or permits someone else to do.

Example:

The teacher makes him come on time.

make/come on time

1. 2. 3.let/listen to music make/ turn off the cell phone

have/ drive more slowly

The teacher helped me to understand traffic laws.

HelpHelp

InfinitiveInfinitive

Help can be followed by:object + base form of the verb ORobject + infinitive. The meaning is the same.

ObjectObject

The teacher helped me understand traffic laws.

ObjectObject

Note:Help + base form is more common.

Note:Help + base form is more common.

Base Form VerbBase Form Verb

GetGet

Get has a similar meaning to make and have. It isalways followed by object + infinitive, not the baseform of the verb.

ObjectObject InfinitiveInfinitive

After some effort, the teacher succeeded in

persuading the student to turn.

After some effort, the teacher succeeded in

persuading the student to turn.

The teacher finally got the student to turn left.

1. What are some things your teacher makes you study?

2. What homework assignments does your teacher have students complete?

3. What are some things your teacher won’t let you do in class?

4. How does your teacher get the students to listen in class?

5. How does your teacher help students learn English?

Practice 2Practice 2Ask and answer the questions below with a partner. Use make, have, let, help, and get in your answers.

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