This document discusses causative verbs such as "let", "make", "have", and "get" which cause someone to perform an action without doing it themselves. It provides examples of their grammatical structures and meanings. "Have" and "get" mean giving or convincing someone responsibility to perform a task. "Let" means allowing an action, while "make" can refer to forcing or influencing an action due to circumstances. The document concludes with short quizzes to test understanding of causative verbs.

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.