LET, MAKE, BE ALLOWED TO

LET, MAKE, BE ALLOWED TO

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Let Subject + let + object + infinitive (infinitive without ‘to’) (Object: me, you, them, him, her, it, us ‘Let’ can mean ‘allow’ or ‘give permission’: (LET puede significar "permitir o dar permiso") • David’s mother lets him use her car. • Our boss lets us leave early.

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Let's + infinitive is often used to make a suggestion: • Let's go to the cinema tonight. • Let's get some coffee. (Although 'let's' is a contraction of 'let us', We don't use 'let us' in this situation). (LET´S se usa para hacer sugerencia y es la contracción de Let us para decir que hagamos algo) Let´s buy some candy. (el verbo siempre va escrito en su forma original)

MAKE 'Make’ can mean ‘force someone to do something that he or she doesn’t want to do’: Puede significar en forzar a hacer algo

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Subject + make + object + bare infinitive (infinitive without ‘to’) • His mother makes him clean his room. • The teacher made us study very hard. El object se refiere a los pronombres: me, him, her, it, them, you, us y se coloca después de make para referirse a la persona.

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It can also be used to mean ‘cause someone to do something’ (the thing can be good or bad): • That film made me cry. • My brother often makes me laugh. El verbo MAKE se puede conjugar en los diferentes tiempos y el verbo que indica la acción siempre va en su forma original.

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BE ALLOWED TO + INFINITIVE

Use: to say what you can/can’t do. We aren’t allowed to smoke in the office. (= We can’t smoke in the office).We are allowed to smoke in the office. (= We can smoke in the office). Past tense: was/were allowed We were allowed to smoke in the office.

ALLOWED SIGNIFICA PODER O NO HACER ALGO, TENER PERMITIDO

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UTILIZA EL VERBO TO BE EN PRESENTE: IS, ARE, AM

UTILIZA EN PASADO: WAS / WERE

LET, MAKE, BE ALLOWED TO

UTILIZAN EL VERBO QUE INDICA ACCIÓN EN SU FORMA ORIGINAL The teacher let us drink water in class. The movie makes me laugh. Children are allowed to play video games for 30 minutes.

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