BARE INFINITIVES
LET, HELP, MAKE
LET, HELP, MAKE
These verbs are followed by a BARE INFINITIVE.
All other verbs are followed by either INFINITIVE or GERUND.
A MAKES B VERB (bare infinitive)
A LETS B VERB (bare infinitive)
A HELPS B VERB (bare infinitive)
A HEARS B VERB (bare infinitive)
A SEES B VERB (bare infinitive)
COME VERB (imperatives only)
GO VERB (imperatives only)
Rewrite the sentence using MAKE, LET, or HELP and a second verb.
That movie leaves me in tears.
THAT MOVIE > ME (cry)
That movie makes me cry.
The engine powers the car.
The enging makes the car go.
The Notary officializes a document.
The Notary makes a document official.
Love turns the world (?)
“Love makes the world go ´round.”
Sunlight provides energy to the plants.
Sunlight makes plants grow.
The Bank requires you to pay a fee every month.
The Bank makes you pay a fee every month.
The company requires us to come into work 3 days per week.
The company makes us come into work 3 days per week.
Glasses facilitate your eyesight.
Glasses help you see.
Sunglasses facilitate the relaxation of your eyes when it is very bright outside.
Sunglasses help you relax your eyes when it is very bright outside.
My study partner facilitates my studying.
My study partner helps me study.
The Spanish Govt will no longer require the use of masks indoors.
The Spanish Govt will no loner make us wear masks indoors.
Fiber in your diet facilitates digestion.
Fiber helps you digest food.
The Gym facilitates your fitness.
The Gym helps you stay fit. / stay in shape.
NETFLIX enables you to pause the movie
NETFLIX lets you pause the movie.
Cooking at home raises the energy bill.
Cooking at home makes the energy bill go up.
Eating at restaurants every day reduces our savings.
Eating at restaurants every day makes our savings dwindle. /go down.
A pillow facilitates sleep.
A pillow helps you sleep.
Beer forces you to burp.
Beer makes you burp.
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Ve a comer.
Go eat.
(Go and eat.)
(Go to eat.)
Ve a decirle a tu hermano que ya esta lista la comida.
Go tell your brother that lunch is ready.
Ven a darme una mano.
Come give me a hand.
Ven a pintar mi casa.
Come paint my house