BARE INFINITIVES
LET, HELP, MAKE
LET, HELP, MAKE
These verbs are usually 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 or gerund)
A SEES B VERB (bare infinitive or gerund)
[A WATCHES B VERB (bare infinitive or gerund)]
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 ENGINE > THE CAR (go)
The Notary officializes a document.
THE NOTARY > THE DOCUMENT (official)
Love turns the world?
LOVE > THE WORLD (go around)
Sunlight provides energy to the plants.
SUNLIGHT > PLANTS (grow)
The Bank requires you to pay a fee every month.
THE BANK > YOU (pay a fee)
The company requires us to come into work 3 days per week.
OUR COMPANY > US (come to the office 3 days per week)
Glasses facilitate your vision.
GLASSES > YOU (see better)
Sunglasses facilitate the relaxation of your eyes when it is very bright outside.
SUNGLASSES > YOU (relax your eyes when it's bright outside)
My study partner facilitates my studying.
MY STUDY PARTNER > ME (study)
The Spanish Govt will no longer require the use of masks indoors.
THE SPANISH GOVT > MASKS (obligatory)
Fiber in your diet facilitates digestion.
FIBER IN YOUR DIET > YOU (digest)
The Gym facilitates your fitness.
LOVE > THE WORLD (go around)
NETFLIX enables you to pause the movie
NETFLIX > YOU (pause the movie)
Cooking at home raises the energy bill.
COOKING AT HOME > THE ENERGY BILL (go up)
Eating at restaurants every day reduces our savings.
EATING OUT > OUR SAVINGS (go down)
A pillow facilitates sleep.
A PILLOW > YOU (sleep)
Beer forces you to burp.
BEER > YOU (burp)
tricky:
I watched as you ate the pizza.
I > YOU (eat the pizza)
I watched you while you ate the entire pizza.
I > YOU (eat the pizza)
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translate:
Ve a comer.
Ve a decirle a tu hermano que ya esta lista la comida.
Ven a darme una mano.
Ven a pintar mi casa.
MULTIPLE CHOICE: WHICH IS CORRECT?
GO tell her that she passed the exam.
GO and tell her that she passed the exam.
GO telling her that she passed the exam.
GO to tell her that she passed the exam.
I went to fishing with my friend on Sunday.
I went fishing with my friend on Sunday.
I went to fish with my friend on Sunday.
I went fish with my friend on Sunday.
I got to go to the concert
I got to see McJagger live!
I got to have dinner with Madonna.
I got go to the concert.
I got see McJagger live!
I got have dinner with Madonna.
I got going to the concert
I got seeing McJagger live!
I got having dinner with Madonna.
I need to get to go
I need to get going
I need to get go
I saw you eat a pizza.
I saw you eating a pizza
I saw you to eat a pizza
I saw to you eating a pizza
I saw to you to eat a pizza
I watched the two men fighting
I watched to the two men to fight
I watched the two men fight
I watched the two men to fight
I watched to the two ment to fighting
I watched to the two men fighting
That movie makes her cry
That movie makes to her to cry
That movie makes to her crying
That movie makes her to cry
That movie makes her crying
I've known to ski since I was a child.
i've known skiing since I was a child.
I've known how to ski since I was a child.
I've known ski since I was a child.
I've known what to ski since I was a child.
That movie makes her cry|
That movie makes to her to cry
That movie makes to her crying
That movie makes her to cry
That movie makes her crying
I watched the two men fighting
I watched to the two men to fight
I watched the two men fight
I watched the two men to fight
I watched to the two ment to fighting
I watched to the two men fighting
she told me to call her this afternoon.
she told to me to call her this afternoon.
she told me call her this afternoon.
she told me calling her this afternoon.