1. COMMUNICATIVE GRAMMAR IV
Make, Have, Let,
Help, and Get
César Ochoa Cueva, M.S.Ed.

2. Make
Make
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.
The teacher made him rewrite the essay.
The teacher
required him to
rewrite the
essay.

3. Have
Have
Use have + object + base form of the verb to talk about things
that someone can cause another person (or an animal) to do.
Our boss had us research on the American culture.
Our boss caused us
to research on that
topic.

4. Let
Let
Use let + object + base form of the verb to talk about things
that someone can permit another person (or an animal) to do.
That teacher let me use a dictionary during the test.
That teacher
permitted me to
use that resource.

5. Help
Help
Help can be followed by:
object + base form of the verb OR
object + infinitive. The meaning is the same.
My sister helped me build my house.
My sister helped me to build my house.

6. Get
Get
Get has a similar meaning to make and have. It is
always followed by object + infinitive, not the base
form of the verb.
My father finally got me to choose another profession.
After some effort, my
father succeeded in
persuading me to
choose something
different.

8. Bibliography
• Fuchs, M. & Bonner, M., Focus on Grammar 4
Pearson Education , White Plains, NY 10606,
2006
• http://www.myenglishteacher.net
• Photo credit: Microsoft Office