
Passive and causative structures - WordReference Forums
Dec 1, 2025 · Hi there! Ready for C2, Macmillan Education I've been revising causative and passive structures and there one expample which brought me to my kneed. The...
Causative verbs/ passive and active voice - WordReference Forums
Jul 24, 2016 · Causative verb: Get En su forma activa, “get” normalmente expresa convencer a alguien de hacer algo. 1.- Fórmula : Sujeto+ get (got) +persona+verbo en infinitivo Ejemplo: Luis +got …
Made to do - WordReference Forums
May 18, 2012 · Let/Make/Have/Get are causative verbs. The structure is Passive. They made her repeat the whole story. This sentence is Active. It means to force someone to do something. She was made …
Perfect continuous in causative sentences - WordReference Forums
Jan 30, 2022 · Can I ask why causative sentence isn’t usually used in perfect continuos tenses?
Causative pattern have + object + infinitive - WordReference Forums
Oct 11, 2020 · We use have+ object + infinitive to talk about asking or causing someone to do something. Please consider my these two sentences in that sense. a. Mr. Smith has me fix the issue …
make VS force (causative verbs) - WordReference Forums
Dec 27, 2019 · Do "make" and "force" have the same meanings as causative verbs? #1 The rider made his his horse to jump a barrier. #2 The rider made his his horse jump a barrier.
My eyes are getting checked tomorrow | WordReference Forums
May 20, 2024 · By removing the agent, causative "getting checked" appears in the passive. It's a grammatical construction, but rather odd. The eyes are an integral part of an individual, so it does …
“Leave” as a causative verb - WordReference Forums
Sep 25, 2019 · Here, my question is: When “leave” is used as a causative, what does it mean specifically? To give us a more detailed context in which I raise that question, Let me give some …
Persian: Causative verbs - WordReference Forums
Jun 13, 2013 · For causative notion of oftādan, we use other verbs like andāxtan, part kardan (to throw) and rahā kardan (to release), depending how active or strong the causation is. Another structure is to …
Let or lets: My wife let (or lets?) me go fishing - WordReference Forums
Aug 12, 2008 · I wouldn't use either "let" or "lets" if I meant "made", T3rminus. They have different meanings: My wife let me go fishing. = She allowed me to go fishing in the past. My wife lets me go …