The document discusses causative verbs including get, have, make, and let. It provides examples of how each verb is used to show that someone or something caused something to happen. Specifically, it explains that let is used to permit something to happen, make is used to force or require someone to take an action, have is used to give someone responsibility to do something, and get is used to convince or encourage someone to do something. It then provides activities with examples of how to use each causative verb correctly in a sentence.

1. CAUSATIVE VERBS
GET, HAVE, MAKE, LET

2. CAUSATIVE VERBS
We use causative verbs to show that someone or something
caused something to happen. Causative verbs are: get, have,
make and let.
LET = Permit Something To Happen
S + LET + PERSON/THING + VERB (base form) + C
I don’t let my kids watch violent movies.

3. CAUSATIVE VERBS
MAKE = Force Or Require Someone To Take An Action
S + MAKE / MADE + PERSON + VERB (base form) + C
The teacher made all the students rewrite their papers

4. CAUSATIVE VERBS
HAVE = Give Someone Else The Responsibility To Do Something
S + HAVE / HAD + PERSON + VERB (base form) + C
The businessman had his secretary make copies of the report

5. CAUSATIVE VERBS
GET = Convince/Encourage Someone To Do Something
S + GET / GOT + PERSON + TO + VERB INFINITIVE + C
I can never get him to wash the dishes!

6. CAUSATIVE VERBS

7. ACTIVITY
1. I don’t LET my children PLAY video games. (play)
2. The police MADE him PAY for the damage he caused. (pay)
3. Rob HAVE his house PAINT next weekend. (paint)
4. Julia GET her boyfriend TO BUY her a ring. (buy)

8. ACTIVITY
1. Sam HAVE me CARRY the grocery. (carry)
2. When we were little our parents used to LET us STAY UP late on Saturdays.
(stay up)
3. Please, try not to HAVE her CRY (cry)
4. This quiz can LET / HAVE you UNDERSTAND causative verbs better.
(understand)
5. Laura never LET people TELL her what to do. (tell)
6. My friend GET / GOT me TO HELP her with her CV. (help)

9. ACTIVITY
1. The doctor ________ the patient ________ in bed. (stay)
2. Mrs. Crane ________ her house ________ (paint)
3. The teacher ________ the class ________ a 2000-word research paper. (write)
4. I ________ my son ________ the windows before he could go outside to play. (wash)
5. Don ________ some kids in the neighborhood ________ out his garage. (clean)
6. I went to the bank to ________ a check ________ . (cash)
7. Tom had a bad headache yesterday, so he ________ his twin brother Tim ________ to
class for him. The teacher didn’t know the difference. (go)