Make, Have, and Used To: Additional Structures

This page expands on the usage of make and have in causative structures, and introduces the used to form for talking about past habits or states.

Make

Definition: Make is used to express causing or forcing someone to do something.

Example: Active: They made us clear up after the party. Passive: I was made to pay for the broken glasses.

Highlight: In the active form, make is followed by the object and the bare infinitive. In the passive form, the infinitive with 'to' is used.

Have Something Done

Definition: This structure is used to express arranging for something to be done by someone else.

Example: Last week we had the roof repaired.

Highlight: The structure is: have + object + past participle.

Used To

Definition: Used to is used to talk about past habits or states that are no longer true in the present.

Example: Aboriginal people used to live as nomads. They didn't use to have a common language.

Highlight: Used to is followed by the infinitive and can be used in both affirmative and negative sentences.

This page provides valuable information for those looking for "Let make have Übungen" or "Used to Übungen", as it explains the structures and provides examples that can be used as a basis for exercises.

Let and Allow: Permissive Verbs

This page focuses on the usage of let and allow in English, demonstrating their similarities and differences in permissive contexts.

Definition: Both let and allow are used to express permission, but they have slightly different structures.

The page provides examples of conversations using both verbs:

Example: A: Do you let your dog go anywhere in your flat? B: We don't usually let him go into the kitchen, and we never let him sit on the sofa.

Example: A: Do you allow your dog to go anywhere in your flat? B: We don't usually allow him to go into the kitchen, and we never allow him to sit on the sofa.

Highlight: The key difference is that let is followed directly by the object and the bare infinitive, while allow is followed by the object and the infinitive with 'to'.

Vocabulary: Bare infinitive - the base form of a verb without 'to'.

This page is particularly useful for those studying "Wie verwende ich let und allow?" as it clearly demonstrates the correct usage of both verbs in similar contexts.