Let / Make / Have / Get

1. We use “let” to allow someone to do something.

Form: [let + person + verb] Ex : 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.

2. We use “ make” to force someone to do something.

Form : [make + person + verb]Ex: 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.

3. We use causative have when arranging for someone to do something for us or to give someone the responsibility to do something.

Form

- I had the mechanic check the brakes - They had their car repaired. (they

arranged for someone to repair it )- I had my hair cut yesterday. (I went to

the hairdresser )

have + thing /object+ past participle.have + thing /object+ past participle.have + person (subject) + bare infinitive.have + person (subject) + bare infinitive.

* We can also use to have someone do something to talk about giving instructions or orders.

Ex : I had my assistant type the report. - I'll have my lawyer look into it.- Dr. Smith had his nurse take the

patient's temperature. - Please have your secretary fax me

the information.

4. Get is used to convince someone to do something.

Form :

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.

I'm going to get my car fixed tomorrow.

get + person + to + verbget + person + to + verbget + thing + P.P

1. Please make him _____doing that. a. stop b. to stop c. stopped2. I'm going to have Mike ____my

computer to see what is wrong. (look at)

a. look at b. to look at c. looked at3. One of my wisdom teeth really hurt, so

I went to the dentist ________.a. to have it remove b. to have it removed c. to have it to be removed

4. Are you going to ________ like this?a. let him to sufferb. let him suffered c. let him suffer5. Julie will not ________ the boy from

across the street.a. let her daughter marryb. let her daughter to marry c. let her daughter married

6. I had the ________ when I was renovating my apartment.

a. wall to be knocked down b. wall knocked down c. wall knock down

suspicious [sə'spi∫əs] (adj) about / of s.o / s.th nghi ngơ senior ['si:niə] (adj) to somebody thâm niên hơnEx : He is ten years senior to me confess [kən'fes] (v) to doing something thu nhân smuggle ['smʌgl] (v) to take things into or out of a country secretly in a way that is not allowed by the law. border ['bɔ:də] = frontier ['frʌntjə] customs ['kʌstəmz] (n) hai quan pierce [piəs] (v) xo lô (tai) print (v) rưa (anh) solicitor [sə'lisitə] (n) lawyer dry- clean (v) to clean clothes using special chemicals, without using water. dry-cleaners (n) the shop where you take your clothes to be cleaned.

1. The story takes place at a border crossing.2. He crosses the border.3. The customs officer stops him because he

is sure the man is smuggling something.4. He finds nothing valuable in his suitcase.5. He stops working on the customs desk

because he became a senior customs officer.

6. He finally gets the man to tell him the truth by promising he won’t tell anyone.

7. The man has been smuggling suitcases.

He had the man stopped He had his suitcase emptied He had his passport checked. He had his clothes searched He had him questioned He had his details sent to the police He had him followed.

You can have your hair cut here. You can have your eyes tested here You can have your ears pierced here You can have your car washed here You can have your shoes repaired here You can have your suit/ clothes dry cleaned

here You can have your photograph taken here You can have your films developed/printed

here You can have a key cut while you wait here.

2. The mother let her daughter go to the party.

3. The police officer made Maloney drop his gun and put his hands against the wall.

4. The father made his son finish his homework.

5. Kate got Colin to lend her £ 10/ Colin let Kate borrow £ 10.

6. Peter let Jack borrow his computer7. The solicitor got his client to sign at the

bottom of the document.8. The robber made the bank clerk hand over

the money./ The bank clerk let the robber have the money.

9. Mr. Winston got Charles to work late.