To let, allow, have, make

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To let, allow, have, make

To let

Toelaten dat iemand iets doet: je laat iets gebeuren en grijpt niet in

Johnny let his sister hit him.

Could you let me finish my work first please?

I'm going to let you finish, but...

To allow

Toestemming geven om iets te doen (formeler dan to let)

I will allow you to borrow my pencil.

My parents allowed me to stay out late tonight.

Would you allow me to bring my friend over tonight?

To have

Ervoor zorgen dat iemand iets doet voor een ander

You should have John fix that for you.

He has Brenda cook his dinners for him.

They have me doing all the work again. (irritatie)

To make

Iemand dwingen om iets te doen

Don't make me walk all the way back!

The coach always makes us do fifty push-ups.

Exercise

Choose the correct verb for each sentence

There are 10 sentences in total

She _______ her daughter stay up late on weekends.

1. make
2. allows
3. lets
4. has

He was _______ to leave work early to attend his son's soccer game.

1. made
2. had
3. let
4. allowed

They _______ us to use their pool whenever we want.

1. let
2. make
3. allow
4. have

I _______ him fix the car by himself.

1. have
2. had
3. allowed
4. made

She _______ her children do their homework before watching TV.

1. let
2. made
3. had
4. allowed

He _______ me to borrow his car for the weekend.

1. made
2. let
3. had
4. allowed

They _______ us to bring our own snacks to the party.

1. make
2. allowed
3. made
4. have

I _______ my hair cut at the salon every six weeks.

1. let
2. allow
3. have
4. make

She _______ her dog play in the park.

1. let
2. made
3. allowed
4. have

He _______ me drink some water when I was very thirsty. I appreciated that.

1. made
2. let
3. allowed
4. had