Verbos Causativos

causatives

get:

Means “to convince someone to do something” or “to trick someone into doing something”.

Subject + GET + object + INFINITIVE

Examples:

Susie got her son to take the medicine even though it tasted terrible.

How can parents get their children to read more?

The government TV commercials are trying to get people to stop smoking.

HAVE:

Means “to give someone the responsibility to do something”.

Subject + HAVE + object + BASE FORM

Examples:

Dr. Smith had his nurse take the patient´s temperature.

Please have your secretary fax me the information.

I had the mechanic check the brakes.

MAKE:

Means “to force someone to do something”.

Subject + MAKE + object + BASE FORM

Examples:

My teacher made me apologize for what I had said.

Did somebody make you wear that ugly hat?

She made her children do their homework.

LET:

Means “to allow someone to do something”. It has the same meaning as PERMIT but with PERMIT we use the infinitive no the base form of verb.

Subject + LET + object + BASE FORM

Examples:

John let me drive his new car.

Will your parents let you go to the party?

I don´t know if my boss will let me take the day off.

PRACTICE.-

1. Sam really wanted a dog, but his parents wouldn't _______________ him have a pet.

2. I can't believe she ______________ you look at her vacation pictures again last night. We have to look at those stupid pictures every time we go to her house.

3. I don't know how you convince your children to clean up their rooms. I couldn't ____________ my children to clean up their rooms if my life depended on it.

4. Professor Yu _____________ each of her students write an essay describing their future goals in life.

5. Professor Yu ______________ her students use a dictionary while they were taking the test.

6. Debbie's husband hates the opera. But after days of nagging, she finally_______________ him to go see the new production of La Boheme.

7. Sally _____________take off my shoes before I went into her house. She said she wanted to keep the carpet clean.

8. Rebecca Smith requested a copy of that expense report, so I _________________ the courier take one over to her last week.

9. Diane thinks television is a waste of time, so she won't _________________ her children watch TV.

10. Mr. Levine _________________ his secretary call Ms. Jackson and reconfirm their meeting on Thursday.

11. Marcus_______________ me drive his new BMW. I couldn't believe how quickly it picked up speed.

12. How did you _______________ the doctor to make a house

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