The Problem of Causatives: get, make, have, let, help.

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The Problem of Causatives: get, make, have, let, help.

Pattern I
Let’s + get + someone + infinitive + (complement)
Let’s get John to go with us

And

Pattern II
Let’s + get + something + participle + (complement)
Let’s get our bicycle fixed first

Correct and incorrect Examples:

Incorrect: Do you think we can get John take us to Jakarta?
Correct : Do you think that we can get John to take us to Jakarta?

Incorrect: My Parents want to get the house paint before winter.
Correct : My Parents want to get the house painted before winter.

Incorrect: Let’s get some our money exchange for Rupiah.
Correct : Let’s get some our money exchanged for Rupiah.

Incorrect: Marrisa get her sister’s wedding dress to alter so that it fit perfectly.
Correct: Marrisa get her sister’s wedding dress altered so that it fit perfectly.

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Regular and Irregular verb

Regular and Irregular verb.

· REGULAR VERBS: the simple past and past participle end in –ed
Present form : stop
Simple Past: stopped
Past participle: stopped
Present participle : stopping
· IRREGULAR VERBS: verbs use in the simple past and participle do not end in –ed
Present form : find, eat
Simple Past: found, ate
Past participle: found, eaten
Present participle : founding, eating etc.

American and British English has several different verb forms.
Present form- Simple Past- Past participle
American: bet-bet-bet………………………got-got-gotten……..quit-quit-quit
British : bet-bet-bet (or) bet-betted-betted…get-got-got……....quit-quitted-quitted

Simple Past- Past participle verb forms
British : end with –t : burnt, dreamt, knelt, leant, smelt, spelt, spilt, spoilt.
American : end with –ed: burned, dreamed etc
And there are still many differences in verb form.

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