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English Grammar: Causative Verbs: Make, Have, Let, Get, Help
What is the difference between someonemaking you do something and someone having you do something? Is it correct to say “He made me clean my room” or “He made me to clean my room”? In this lesson, I look at a very common active causative verb structure with the verbs make, have, let, get, and help. Check out the lesson and check your understanding with the quiz.
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Thank you I learned a lot
You’re welcome! I’m happy to hear that.
thank for your helpful lesson, Alex!
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hope to see you soon
good day.
Hi , i will add you
Thanks a lot
hi ALEX! please let me know when to use had,have had and had had….and thanks alot,I learned a lot from ur lessons.Help me out by teaching a lesson on mentioned verbs..:)
Thank you so match Alex !
hi it’s nice swear you and i hope learn little by little i know english but with time i forget lto of things
Thank you it’s really helpful.
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“Good morning. Thank you very much. I would like to know how to spell better.”
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Great lesson Alex, thank you very much and thanks EngVid.
Thanks for your support.
Dear Mr. Alex, can you solve this sentence for me (he didn’t come to school because he was sick ,(Rewrite the sentence with the correct causative form of have ,make )| my answer was ( the sick didn’t make him go to school ) was is correct ???
“Engvid made me smile” is not correct? I used to write like that. “Make” means “force”…I see. Well, “Engvid helped me smile” is OK? I’m confused. But I got 7 correct out of 9. Nice for me. Thank you, Alex :)
It’s correct. :) “That makes me smile.” Basically, causes me or forces me to smile. It doesn’t have to have a negative meaning.
I got it :D Your reply causes me to smile. Thank you so much, Alex!
EnbVid has hleped me improve self
I’m glad to hear that.
“EngVid has helped me to improve myself.”
Good explaination Alex. I always keep the track of your lessons.
Alex, could you make a lesson about the difference between above and over – below and under,beneath with examples?
I don`t get it thanx
That’s not a bad idea. I’ll keep it in mind for a future lesson.
Excellent, Alex! I’ll be to the expectation.
Thank you!
Really I found my dreaming this course. Thanks Alex and engvid.com
Thanks I got 22%.
Keep practicing the structures.
Thanks a lot, so clear and helpful
You’re welcome. And thank you.
verry good…. nye hehehhee
Thanks Alex
Any time. Thanks for your support.
Thank you for this lesson!It’s very useful! I have one question…before I want to read or write smth in english, I make a sentence in my native language. It’s difficult for me to start making a sentence in eng. it’s better for me to know how it will sound in Russian. is it bad or not?????????? I think that it is very bad, because I can’t sound like a native speaker..and between sentences and a couple of words I have breaks.:(
MaryShevtsova, almost everybody has the same problem. I think you should do three things to overcome it: practice, practice, practice :-) Good luck!
Like you said, it’s a common problem. If you’re a beginner, it’s totally normal. However, if you’re a high intermediate or advanced learner, you should be able to learn without relying on translation as much.
i like very much your lessons and advice practice practice and practice and it is first comment of mine at this site i also want to seek english but i think it will be difficult for me
When you start learning a language, translation is really normal. Practically everyone does it. However, once you reach the high intermediate or advanced level, you should no longer be using translations…especially for grammar. It’s okay for vocabulary, but grammatical translation can often confuse you more.
Thank you for these pieces of advice:)but the matter is that I’m sophomore. I study in the linguistic university. and when it’s time for speaking, I don’t feel enough confident to talk on various topics. And the reason is that I can’t speak in English. The only way is to go to English speaking country
And When I read smth in Eng, I can do it without translating and I can understand everything) But, When I start to talk, or write smth(for example like right now) I have to make a sentence in Russian and then in eng
I find this lesson very useful. Many thanks, Alex.
You’re welcome.
Thank you for this lesson!It’s very useful!
Thank you veryuch
Not a problem.
thank you Alex, totally got it.
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Great idea! The more you practice with others, the better you will become.
Is it possible to use these words with other tenses?
Absolutely.
“I’ve never been able to get him to do anything!”
“She’s helping me practice.”
“I’ll make him do it later.”
I was not certain about which way of saying this was correct, “to help someone TO DO something”, or “to help someone DO something”. Now I got it, Thank you!
Both are used and correct. I’m glad I could answer this question for you.
A little confuse but finally, I got it.
“A little confusing, but I finally got it.”
I’m glad to hear that.
Oh, I was just wondering…
do adverbs have to be placed right before the verb?
Thanks teacher. That’s great you help us improve our English:-) I got 10/10.
Nice job!
“It’s great that you help us improve our English”
or
“That’s great! You help us improve our English.”
Thanks again Alex. I knew my sentence wasn’t correct but didn’t know what exactly was wrong:-)
I’me English student ,I want to practice English speaking ,so may you add me in skype katya.My skype name is ms baz
hi i wanna speak english with u to improve my english. :)
Thank you
Well i figure that out!! i have to put more emphasis on verbs!! I’ll get there. Thank you.
God bless you!
Keep studying. You’ll get there.
“I figured that out.” :)
2/10 :( very bad
Don’t get discouraged. Go back, study the rules, and try again.
GET someone TO DO
LET someone DO
HAVE someone DO
MAKE someone DO
HELP someone DO/TO DO
The only one that requires “to do” is GET. HELP uses either one, and MAKE, HAVE, and LET all use the base verb after.
Thanks Alex, it is really helpful.
No problem.
Thanks teacher
You’re welcome.
7/9 : Not bad :)
Thanks Alex
No problem! Thanks for clicking.
Thank you very much.
Any time.
A very good lesson. Thank you!
Thanks for the kind words, and thanks for clicking.
thank you Mr’Alex
You’re very welcome.
THANKS A LOT
You’re welcome a lot!
Thanks for this lesson Alex! That use of the HAVE verb was really new for me. I will try to keep that meaning in mind.
Sounds like a plan!
Very useful lesson!
I recalled song ‘Crazy’ by Aerosmith. “Thats kind of loving makes me pull down the shade…”. I’ve never understood the meaning of ‘makes’ here. Now I know it. Thank you a lot!
And now I understand the meaning of sentence “(You) have your friends collect your records
and then change your number” from song ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’. The word ‘have’ was so confused for me here.
Awesome! I’m glad it has cleared some things up for you. And “Crazy” is a great tune.
I swear that I’ve got it clearly now, thank you teacher!
Thanks a lot.The lesson was really clear and easy to understand.I think I’ve learned very well,however I usually forget when to use infinitive form.Anyway, I have to study hard.Good luck and have an nice day…
Only use infinitive with “get” in this structure, or with “help.”
you got me to follow your nice lessons ,after watching this video.Thanks a lot.
I’m happy to hear that! Thanks.
It is one of useful lessons you have made. I got 9. Thank you.
“It’s one of the most useful lessons you have made.”
Thank you very much.
Thanks for correcting my mistake.
Best wishes for you!
easy to understand.Thanks a lot Alex !
Not a problem!
Thank you very much. Now is a goal: how to remember it :)))
I’m not sure what your question is. :( Sorry.
thank uuuuuuuuuuuu but i still confused about had ??? how can i know that mean to make someone received ?
I’m not sure I understand your question. Sorry. :(
6/9 :(
At least it’s make more sense to me now.
Thank you for the vid!!!
Thanks for watching it! Try again. :)
thanks Alex , I have learnt a lot from your comments when you make our sentences correct
“when you make our sentences correct” is grammatically fine, but the more common usage is “when you correct our sentences.”
It help me a lot. Thank you very much.
I’m glad it has helped you!
Thanks, Alex, you’ve helped me improve a lot!
I’m happy to hear that!
Thank you, Alex.
No problem.
You got me to continue learning English on EngVid.
Glad to hear it!
God bless everyone! I just turn on my computer to study my next lesson! Have everybody a nice day!!
You too! Thank you!
The usage of “have” isn’t clear yet.
I need to expose myself to lots of examples.
still poor!! but i never give up : )
Nice job!
Good lesson,thank you so much
You’re welcome!
Great lesson Alex, I got 8/9.
Nice job!
Oh wow, thank you for this lesson Alex, I totally got the clear idea of causatives. I hadn’t been able to understand it but now, I got it. Greetings!
Greetings! I’m glad you got it now.
Thanks a lot Alex! That was truly a great lesson. Besides, it was clearly explained. I just wonder if you could tell me more about the verbs “bring” and “draw”. I guess they can also be used as causative verbs, like when you bring or draw sb to do sth. How can we interpret that please?
Hmm, I’m having a hard time thinking of examples for “bring” and “draw” since I don’t normally think of them as causatives. I mean, you can “bring” someone to a certain point.
“You brought me to this! It’s not my fault! You caused this!”
But it’s not really common to use the causative structure with either of these verbs. Sorry! Wish I could help more!
it was great lesson thanks alot Alex , but please could you make the resolution bigger . some time its really hard to see and read . big thanks
I’ll try to write in bigger letters. I don’t control the resolution. :)
Thank you alex, you have some special features on teaching, do not ask me what are they.
God Bless you.
Thank you very much. I appreciate that.
You got 0 correct out of 9.
Thanks.
0? Or 9? Good luck!
Thank you, Alex, for this useful lesson!
I’ve got 100, but if the phrase “I had him to clean the kitchen” can’t be correct, when I mean anybody (or something) wich helped me in the kitchen?
“I had him clean the kitchen” is correct. No “to.” I’m not sure I understand the other part of your question.
Hi Mr./Ms. Zoyka,
I think you could paraphrase the sentence for that,
“He helped me clean the kitchen.”
or
“I had him help me clean the kitchen.”
correct me if I’m wrong Mr. Alex.
Thank you so so much, Alex. It’s a great lesson
I got 7/9
Thanks. Keep studying!
Thanks Alex. I’ve learned / I learned the whole stuff here. I love the EngVid lessons, specially Ronnie’s classes (about her humor) and your classes.
Let me ask you something… in Portuguese, when someone have the same name as you, you say he’s your ‘xará’ (you read that ‘sha-ra’, pronouncing both the first and the second A as you pronounce in the word America. The stressed syllable is the second one). How do you say that in English? I mean, which word do you use to qualify someone who have the same name as you?
By the way, my name is Alex Gouvea Vasconcelos, and I’m from Brazil.
A palavra em Inglês é “namesake”. The word in English is “namesake”. xará = namesake.
Correct. Thanks! :)
The word is “namesake.”
Ex. “I’m my grandmother’s namesake.”
“I have a friend who’s my namesake.”
It’s not overly common, but you can use it.
First of all, congratulations for the tastest lesson. I’ve shared on my fb. And second hand, thanks for this excellent (and concise) lesson. Good job!!!
Thanks for sharing! And did you mean “fast lesson”?
Hi,
Thanks for this lesson.I enjoyed your teaching style.
I’m happy to hear that. Thank you.
Hi Sir,
Could teach us the passive voice of this structure?Please!
“I was made to help him.”
Hmm, the other ones don’t sound good in passive form in my mind. :p That’s the quick answer.
Hi, dear Alex
I enjoyed the topic and your performance. I watched this video 3 times and learned a lot.Thank you very much. I think the engvid method is one of the best methods that I’ve ever seen, and you are one of the best teachers in group.You are as good as Rebecca and Adam…
Thanks. I appreciate that. We all work hard.
hi alex you are e good teacher.
Thank you very much.
I had my house cleaned once a week.
I’m confused. I don’t force anyone to clean my house.
I had my car serviced every month.
I don’t force anyone. I go to the service car or the garage, an i pay for it.
Forced?
“had” means you requested that someone do it for you. It doesn’t mean “forced.” “Make/made” means forced.
Thanks Alex. I love your English and the way you teach :)
That’s nice to hear. Thank you.
Thank you Mr.Alex. I would like to ask you one question…. What is the difference between TAKE A SHOWER and Make A SHOWER? Thanks.
We don’t use “make a shower.” It would mean to build or construct a shower. The correct verb with “shower” or “bath” is “take.” :)
Thank you very much.I understand and I am writing on my notebook now.Can I say ” I like to have a shower after I have breakfast.” or I like to take a shower after I have breakfast.”? .
Hi Alex thank you very much. You helped me to clearly understand it. What I need to do now is to remember and apply it in a daily basis. Godbless. :(
It takes time. Good luck!
finally i found this :)
and i got 89
thanks ALex
Nice job!
Nice video lesson.
Thank you so much!
Is this grammar just be used in Pass Tense? Thanks.
Nope! You can use it in any tense.
“I’m going to make my sister do it.”
“She has had me do that before.”
Etc.
God bless u Mr.Alex…its my first comment because i have start watching this lesson few days ago… but my english improved… also i have problem sometime i dont know how to use can,cant,could,will,would, shall and should.. thanks!!
I’m glad you feel more confident now!
Can/Can’t = present ability
Could = past ability/permission/possibility
And…well, that’s a good start. The topics are really big!
my english is not very well . so i want to learn english much more . i hope i can speak E with native speakers. thank you for your useful video. i’m glad to meet everybody.
“My English is not very good.” “Well” means healthy in this context. Keep practicing!
oh. thanks you so much. i make a mistake again . i will try to practice E everyday . if i can chat with native speaker, i will improve my english . please help me!
Thank you so much Alex. Your videos are very useful. Anyway, please let me ask you a question. I’ve learned about infinitive and gerund verbs, so for the verb HELP. Should I use infinitive or gerund or it is another story that not relate to causative verbs. Thank you sir.
Help + infinitive or Help + pronoun + infinitive OR base verb. However, if you use the phrase “can’t help,” which means you have no control over something, you use the gerund.
“I can’t help sneezing lately. I’m sick.”
Alex, your job is appreciable. Thanks for the wonderful lesson on causative verbs with clear and point to point explaination. It’s been a long time since I was searching for causative verb better explaintion but today I got it from you. Thanks alot
It’s always great when you find what you were looking for. Thanks for clicking.
Thank You! God Bless!
I appreciate that. Thank you.
6/9 no bad!
Nice work. Keep practicing.
Hey Alex thanks for these lessons, I’m improving my english without getting bored myself. Carry on like this!!
Greetings from Italy :)
That’s great to hear. And I like your name and avatar!
I’m confuse with the basic verb, it’s mean without plus s for the third person? which one is correct? “she let him go.” or “she let him goes.”
“She let him go.” That’s the past tense. If you wanted to use the present, it would be “She lets him go.”
Thanks so much, for this great lesson :D!
Thanks for clicking on it!
thank you Dear Alex
You’re very welcome.
Wow, I got score 100. It’s first. quite happy.
Thank you.
“Wow. I got 100. It’s my first time. I’m quite happy. Thank you.”
Nice work!
Thank you so much Alex, the lesson was great the same of before.
“The same as before.” And thank you!
Thank’s Alex ,very nice explanation .
Thanks again Alex. 6/9 my ridiculous mistakes annoy me so much :)
Good job, straight lesson, right to the chase.
Heck yeah!
Keep studying.
Thank you for this lesson!It’s very helpful
Yes! 100%!
Very good lesson Alex! Thank you so much…
Nice job! Keep it up!
Hi Alex! thanks..
It’s really a very informative lecture.. I wanted to ask about this: ‘ I wanted thank …..’is it correct? or I need to insert “to” after wanted? I’m just confused…Thanks in advance Alex..
“I wanted TO thank you” is correct. After want, use to + base verb. :) Same with “need,” “hope,” “wish,” and a hundred others!
Thanks so much Alex for clarification.. I was confused about it because some of my Senior English teacher posted his status on fb without using “TO” after wanted, so I thought I’m the one who made mistake keep using “TO” after want..thanks again Alex :-)
No problem. I’m glad I could help. Check out our “resources” section for the gerunds and infinitives list.
Yes I did, and it helps me a lot. I’m also mimicking some of your techniques of teaching..Thanks for all your efforts Alex:-)
Thank you so Much sir. You teach us very well. Please keep it up. We are waiting to see your new lessons.
Thank You so much.
Thanks Alex I learn lot.Will you explane me how to use word, pain or sour.How to adjust both.Thanks
thank you sir…but i m still confuse where can i put the word TO
that was a great lesson and i would like you to made us understand more about what prepositions follow the verbs more specifically in sentences .
Thanks so much for your help. I didn’t know that verbs after the object pronound were without conjugation
my brain had been sorted. thank you.
I got a 78%.
Hi everyone!,
I have a doubt, The question number two in the quiz, “Who forced you to do that?” the question is in an informal way, isn’t it?, It’s because I can’t see the auxiliary that I suppose is “did”.
I feel so thankful because of your lessons, I have learned a lot. ^^
Thanks Alex. 9/9
thanks.. I got 100 :D
Thank you Alex it was extremely helpful video . we love you so much ………………
Thank you Alex
100%
Just wanted to say that your work is amazing.
In real life specially in VietNam, they don’t give us free lesson like you guys. If you want to learn English you got to pay pretty much $ to some fancy facility or some tutoring program. Stuff we learn in high school aren’t enough. they make up some cheap boring homework for us to do which lots of student in VietNam doesn’t do it or even bat an eye.
God Bless what you’re doing. Hope you guys could expand this to every in need.
Thanks Alex for your lovely teaching us
find the mistake “i got pens that didnt get him”
super
my first quiz in EngVid and yeeah 9/9.. Thanks a lot Alex
Thank you for the lesson. It was easy to understand. I can give an example:
I will get Alex to have his hair cut! :)
hi Alex ^^ i am new here i really want to learn more about in english grammar, that is my problem i am trying to apply at the call center company i always not pass hu hu hu . i only a highschool graduate i want to spent my free time to study in this site i love this site very much . many teachers here are very very clear to teaching. hostly i am not good in englis. like grammar and pronounciation and vocabulary :( i feel very hard to get all lesson but i will try my best hu hu hu thank you and god bless
what did u mean when you said “hu hu hu”)I don’t know why, but it is interesting for me)
It’s an expression here in our country. It means feeling upset.
i am very thankful to your video i study hard slowly but surely :(
Thank you so much for your video.
i love the way u teach so much. it’s very easy to understand. tks a lot
thank.improving my English
This is first time for me to answer the quiz.
I’m so lucky to find engvid and you.
I got 100%.^_^
Thank you Alex.
hi guy, i am wondering if i could practice with you together, can you give me your skype or pls add my skype : buitiennhat
hope to see you soon.
good day!!!!!
Good morning Alex!! Congratulations for your class about this topic it is so tough for me
Could you answer me some questions related to this topic please
The authorities say that he can’t stay in the country any longer
LET
My answer was: the authorities don’t let him stay in the country any longer
Why is not correct?? Why is “the authorities won’t let him stay …
Another example: both forms are correct right?
didn’t let =wouldn’t let
He didn’ give me a chance to speak, he just shouted at me
LET
He didn’t let me or wouldn’t let me speak,
Thank you in advance for your help cheers
Thank you so much Alex, your lesson was really useful to me, I got 8/9, but I think I understood very well.
My best wishes to you
Thank you Alex, it was a wonderful lesson as always.
thanks a lot the best teacher , may i have your contacts in ( Email , Twitter )
Thanks Alex…your style of teaching is very simple & clear…
God bless
I am with you on that)
I´m agree with you!!
Thanks Alex! I’ve scored 9 from 9. That was wery usefull!
none answer the questions and doubts here…:(:(
Thank you, Alex! I’m a student from Russia and your lessons are very informative and useful for me as I’m going to live abroad:)
hi emiliya, would u like to speak english with me?i really need someone to talk to me in english.Please let me know if u are willing to. :)
thank u!
ALEX RULES !
Hi Alex, Thank you for very clear explanation.
Is any rule for the word : to need ?
Thank you in advance
thanks for your useful lesson :)
Tanks, Alex. I like very much of the your lessons.
Alex thank you.
You are indeed a good teacher.
Good morning Alex!! Congratulations for your class about this topic it is so tough for me
Could you answer me some questions related to this topic please
The authorities say that he can’t stay in the country any longer
LET
My answer was: the authorities don’t let him stay in the country any longer
Why is not correct?? Why is “the authorities won’t let him stay …
Another example: both forms are correct right?
didn’t let =wouldn’t let
He didn’ give me a chance to speak, he just shouted at me
LET
He didn’t let me or wouldn’t let me speak,
Thank you in advance for your help cheers
Alex you are awesome …you have very good hand in english ..but i just want to ask .. when i requsting or forcing someone to something ..then should i use making him wash the dises .and having the students to do their work ..is this correct ..please help me out ..:)
thanks a lot
HI, ALEX
Thank you for another great lesson. You are the only teacher who spend time answering the students. I appreciate it. Thank you.
Thank you very much for such useful lesson, you’ve helped and got me to use causative verbs as much as possible)
Thanks you so much. Your lessons had helped to improve my English. This lesson is very usefu
Hi Alex,
thanks a lot for your helpful lesson.
EngVid has really halped me improve my Emglish
take care
it was really helpful lesson .. thank you so much
Thanks Alex, i got 100 :D
i’ll rewrite this on my notes ;)
Hello Alex,I saw a sentence in a book. It says “My boss made me checking all of last month’s sales figures.” Is it right? Thank you for your time.
thank you alex for this amazing lesson :)
It’s a helpful lesson, thank you
The way you teach is really great . thank u so much
Thank you so much for the helpful lesson!
hi alex.i’m really like your lessons.they all are very great! I hope that you will create lesson more than in the future! thanks a lot of!
What a great lesson !
Thank u Alex :)
Good teacher I made 100%)))
thinks alex, can we find a lesson of your video downoadable?
6/9 UHHH I must study harder
hello……alex, is there any other causative verbs, if so, what are they? please give some examples with grammar rules….thanks to you.
Thank you for your helpful lesson. Your lesson has solved my question I had for a long time.
Thank you, Alex! I have got a question about quiz (the 5th question in quiz)! I’ve chosen the second sentense, but the fourth sentence is right! Why? Please, explain me? Not “I hade HIM cleanS the kitchen”, but “I hade him CLEAN”! Why is it so? We must say “He – cleans”, but not HE CLEAN!
2)I had him cleans the kitchen.
4)I had him clean the kitchen.
Thanks for this lesson!
thank you.it was helpful
very nice Alex sir
can we use cause verb form with causative sentence
for ex: I cause my friend to write a letter..
is it right?? plz reply me
Thanks Alex and regards from the Ireland:)
thanks it was good
Thanks so much!! I didn´t a ten grade! but now is more clear!! :)
hj alex, i really appreciate your teaching, i think that all of your lessons are useful and easy to learn. and i know that to obtain fluency in english, i have to practise every day. but sometimes it’s difficult for me to find the real materials that are suitable for my level. almost common news sites are very tough for me to read, i mean that they always use lots of phrasal verbs, formal words,.. and it must be for advanced learners. can you recommend me some sites that are suitable for learner at intermediate level?
thanks a lot!!
Thank you Alex.. :))
Thanks Alex, this one is very useful.
Thanks for this lesson alex. much appreciated. i was looking for this lesson.
Still i reckon Engvid should add Score sheet records
Hi sir,
Could you please explain me how and where to use the following sentences and tell me which one is wrong.
let me know you
I will let you know
I Let you know
Thank you
Thank you a lot Alex for posting this video! I’m having an English test in a couple of days and you really helped me feeling more confident :)
hi! i have a problem with “to” in which condition we can use “to” here a question (3. The teacher asked us to do a presentation.) and the correct answer is “had us to” why not “had us to do”
Don’t get discouraged. Go back, study the rules, and try again.
GET someone TO DO
LET someone DO
HAVE someone DO
MAKE someone DO
HELP someone DO/TO DO
The only one that requires “to do” is GET. HELP uses either one, and MAKE, HAVE, and LET all use the base verb after.
-Alex
This is the pattern
WOW! In my first quiz, that was discussed by Adam, I had gotten a low grade of 7. At this time, Ive got a perfect score of 10. Thank you Alex for the help! I also love your VOCABULARY lessons.
thanks for this lesson…..
Thank you Alex for your lesson.
I made my own example and I wanted to know if its correct.
“I made her love me”
Thanks you Alex !
Thank you very much!
thanks you!
Excellent explanation.thanks you.
As usual, another excellent lesson. Thanks.
Thank u alex great lesson
to my attention, this lesson is a little tricky, but, i can surmenter defiance
Hi Alex, this is my first time writing on Engvid. I had much dificult on this lesson but I apreciate the Engvid Team’s efforts. You are fantastic. I’ve learned a lot with you. Thank you very much.
Very good exercice. Thank you Alex!
Thanks Alex, nice lesson! Best Regards
Thank you Alex
the bus will take me in 6:ooam ocloack
fantastic
it’s so good
thank you teacher
Hi Alex.thanks for ur great effort to teach us sth.
May i ask you or your colleagues a favor?
could you have a lesson about differences between these words?? i’m really confused
Riot-Rally-Outcry and revolt
Thnak you in advance
Thank you teacher Alex, I’ve learned a lot. I think I need more practice to improve more.Thanks again.
i’m beginning to learn English , thank you teacher :)
Sentence 2:It must be “Who made you do it?”,not “make you do”.Am I wrong?
My gosh! I have to learn that!
Thank you for helping me to get this lesson.
Hell, your lesson is so useful ! thank you
Thanks Alex.
I thought all those are used in the very similar situation. Thanks for making me clear~ Alex!
Thank you for this learning video. God bless you
This video helped me improve my grammer.
i have got 9 correct out of 9.
Thanks, i,ve got one hundred percent.
Wonderful lesson, Adam.
Before doing the quiz, I wrote 10 sentences for
each verb.
I listened to you, carefully, eyes closed,I did the quiz. 100%
The second time I listen to the lesson with my eyes closed I think I learn much faster.
Alex, what’s the right verb: take the quiz or
do the quiz? Thanks in advance for your answer.
You are an excellent teacher.
I’m deeply sorry for not having your name written
correctly.
Professor Alex!
I do apologize!
that’s a nice lesson, thank you.
8 out of 9
I remember the usage of these verbs.
Thanks!
hello mike, sorry, but i just want to ask:
is correct to say= I GET TO MY PARENTS TO GIVE ME MONEY
Or maybe= I GET TO MY PARENTS GIVE MONEY
Before, I did not really understand the grammatical twists. Now I have passed the test successfully. Thank you very much,teacher Alex.
I will do my best despite the daily demands to take at least one lesson per day in order to progress in English.
Thank you
amusing thing… For three years i’m trying to learn english but… know nothing. Thanks for this helpful rules (got – convinced/ have – ask but don’t get refuse)
I’ve done this quiz a zillion times, Alex. But
believe me I ALWAYS get the ” ..Sarah bla, bla,
bla sentence wrong.
I know the meaning, I’ve written sentences but… when I come to the quiz thing, I always
get X.
It’s infuriating! But I’ll never give up.
Very exiting and useful lesson.Thanks Alex.
thanks a lot !! very useful !
I don’t use to sign in on websites but it was necessary for me to show you that i stare at you in admiration sir
Thanks a lot !
thanks for the lesson :) i got 10:D
Hey Alex you helped me to score 7out of 9
You got me here, Alex! :D I have never heard about “have sbd do stg”. Though, I always could understand it in a context but no one of my teachers at university mentioned it when I was studying the English Philology… :( Regards from the Czech Republic!
Another excellent lesson! Really thanks!
Thank Alex! It’s a great lesson.
But, why in the question no 3 we cannot choose “got us to do”?
oh shet.you are the best teacher
It’s so clear now! Thank you, Alex.
thank you so much !
hi Alex, thc for this lesson, i just wanna ask a question if u let me ask it.
if i say, my mother makes me clean my room.
is the word “makes” true?
Hi Alex,
Would you be so kind as explaining me the second sentence on the whiteboard. “My Dad let me go by myself.”
What does it really mean? My Dad gave me a permission to go in the past or my Dad give me the permission now ? How should be this sentence understood ?
First sentence I understand because there is a “made”, so this is past. The same with 3rd, 4th,5th sentence. There are cv in past form.
Thank you in advance.
Best regards
Hey Alex, how’s going?
I got doubt with get, shouldn’t I use the verb in past participle when we use have and get as a causative verb?
Thank you a lot.^-^
Thank you Alex. You made it easy for us.
Thank you very much
Its a fantastic video. Ive learned a lot from this video. Thx
Intelligent example:
My friend made me have other people help me learn English. ;)
Thank you for this pod cast. It’s still a challenge to use these constructions fluently in a spoken language. But the ball has been started rolling :-. May I have a question about the question form used in one of the quiz sentences? I’m interested in “Who forced you to do that?”, so “who made you do that?”. Would it be correct “who did you make do that” too?
It was great . I always had problems. I did not know how to bring a second verb. And also, I did not know that what they are used. But now I realized to the full. :)
This lesson is very useful. Today I learnt a lot from this short video. You’re a good teacher Alex. Up to now I have learnt much more from you using both Enngvid and YouTube. Thanks you. :)
Thanks for this useful lesson alex. Someone want to have a conversation with in eglish? Lets help each other improve… add me up at skype… ryan06071982@gmail.com….
EngVidhas hlped me to Improve my English..
Many thanks for you class ,Alex!
Thanks Alex. I like your videos.
Hi Hannah.Truong. I like this video too.
Thanx alot Alex … God bless you
Excuse me. When I need to use the infinitive form?
thanks for the help, mate.
got 9 out of 9 .
Thanks Alex you are an amzing teacher!
wonderfull lesson
Hello Alex, I couldn’t use “to have” and “to get” in this way but now.. 9/9 !
Thank you very much for your help!
Thank you Alex!
You let me get 100%
Thank you! Its very helpful
Thanks, great lesson (my score: 8/9) :D
thanks bro that topic is really confuse for me
Great. Alex is one of the best tutors of this site.
That’s very kind! Thanks, Reza.
Hi, alex i think the question in the quiz are very confused; i find a dificult to distinguish between the responses above
thank you so much Alex
You’re very welcome! Thanks for studying with me!
Thanks. I liked your explication. It’s very useful.
Thanks a lot for this lesson, Alex.
It’s very clear and useful, thank a lot!
super and excellent for all in all learners
thank you . But can I say :the manger make me do overtime or the manger made ?so causative verbs only at past
Hi Alex! Thanks a lot for your explanations: you are always so clear! I have a question about the quiz. At eighth question I have answered: no! Have Sara to do it!, but the correct answer was: no! Get sara…! I thought my answer was correct because the question in the quiz was polite: Can you help me?
Is it possible both the answers are correct and the difference is in nuances?
Thanks for your attention.
Paola
thank you teacher, it’s very useful
Thanks!
hi, one of your sentecs you’ve written “my dad let me go” my dad is third person, why don’t you add let+s ?!!
Great and understandable as always.
Thank you!
I wish i were able to get in touch with you directly and have a good conversation.
Thank you!
yeah! thank you
Hi,
I think i noticed a mistake in your lesson.
I could be wrong but there in first sentence should be:
“me” is an agent
“the dishes” is an object
because
“me” is doing the action to an object “the dishes”
Am i right? I’m almost 100% sure about that. Can anyone approve it?
Best wishes to everyone.
In the quiz number:
8.Can you help me with this?
I think it should be:
“No! Have Sara to do it!”
in other words Asked Sara to do it!.
Because someone is asking: Can you help me with this?
Am i right?
I flunked the quiz! But i am not about to quit learning English.
Thanks for your help.
Well. You have been very clear Alex. Thank you Alex.
Now I understand one more use of the verb to get. This verb is really versatile.
Thank you Alex. Very clear explanation
Your lesson help me a lot to understand this topic as you explain it simply and clearly
I watched this video twice on June 04, 2021, and I took the quiz after watching it once. I got nine correct out of 9.
Difference between ‘have’ and ‘get’ is a little unclear for me. Because mowing the lawn is also request and asking. I think I can say ‘He had me mow the lawn.’
How can I understand it?
I watched this video one more time on June 15, 2021, and took the quiz after watching it. I got nine correct out of 9.
I watched the video one more time on September 22, 2021.
I watched the video one more time on January 01, 2022.
I watched the video one more time on March 13, 2022.
Thanks for the great lesson!
Amazing teacher with great methodology in teaching I really get it easily
Thanks for such a wonderful lesson
Hi sir, i want to know.
1..Why we say – she is making me laugh instead of she is laughing me. Here the subject is doing something and the subject is not forcing someone. And you Said when the subject doesn’t want to do something he hires someone to do something but here the subject is not forcing someone.
And 2.. Alex mother is making him sleep. Here the subject is her mother and she herself is doing something.
Please answer me sir
Thank you.
It was a fantastic session.
God bless you.
Marvelous lesson dear Mr. Alex aka John Ritter from Toronto hahahahhqhq
I was not so good with the answer, I will study more causative verbs.
Thans, Alex! I got 9/9.
Your lesson is easy to understand.
Thank you, teacher. It is indispensable.