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.