Main points
+‘Make’ and ‘let’ can be followed by an object and a base form.
+Some verbs of perception can be followed by an object and an ‘-ing’ clause, or an object and a base form.
+‘Have’ and ‘get’ can be followed by an object and a past participle.
+‘Dare’ is followed by a ‘to’- infinitive clause or a base form.
a) You can use an object and a base form after ‘make’ to say that one person causes another person to do something, or after ‘let’ to say they allow the to do something.
- My father made me go for the interview.
- Jenny let him talk.
b) Some verbs of perception are used with an object and an ‘-ing’ clause if an action is unfinished or continues over a period of time, and with an object and a base form if the action is finished.
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- He heard a distance voice shouting.
- Dr. Pierre heard her gasp.
You normally use an ‘-ing’ clause after ‘notice’, ‘observe’, ‘smell’, and ‘understand’.
- I could smell Chinese vegetables cooking.
- We can understand them wanting to go.
c) You can use an object and a past participle after ‘have’ or ‘get’, when you want to say that someone arranges for something to be done. ‘Have’ is slightly more formal.
- We’ve just had the house decorated.
- We must get the car repaired.
You also use ‘have’ and ‘get’ with an object and a past participle to say that something happens to someone, especially if it is unpleasant.
- She had her purse stolen.
- He got his car broken into at the weekend.
d) You use ‘have’ followed by an object and an ‘-ing’ clause, or an object and a past participle, when you want to say that someone causes something to happen, either intentionally or unintentionally.
- Alan had me looking for that book all day.
- He had me utterly confused.
e) You use ‘want’ and ‘would like’ with an object and a past participle to indicate that you want something to be done.
- I want the work finished by January 1st.
- How would you like your hair cut, sir?
f) ‘Dare’ can be followed by a ‘to’- infinitive clause or a base form in negative or interrogative sentences:
*when there is an auxiliary or modal in front of ‘dare’.
- He did not dare to walk to the village.
- What bank would dare offer such terms?
*when you use the form ‘dares’ or ‘dared’ (but not ‘dares not’ or ‘dared not’)
- No one dares disturb him.
- No other manager dared to compete.
You must use a base form in:
*negative or interrogative sentences without an auxiliary or modal before ‘dare’.
- I daren’t ring Javier again.
- Nobody dare disturb him.
- Dare she go in?
*negative sentences with ‘dares not’ or ‘dared not’.
- He dares not risk it.
- Sonny dared not disobey.
Note that the phrase ‘how dare you’ is always followed by a base form.
- How dare you speak to me like that?
‘Dare’ is rarely used in affirmative sentences.
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Top Tips Abz Ingles: Part A - Part B
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