How To Teach Causative Verbs To ESL Students - ESL Lesson Plan

• ESL
• Secondary Education
• Age 11-13

G2.1 - Causative Verbs

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A causative is when a subject causes someone / something else to do something

Common causative verbs are let, make, have and get

Let means 'to allow someone to do something'

What about you?

Complete with a bare infinitive + extra information if necessary

Allow, permit and enable can be used in a way similar to let. . .

Complete with let or allow. 

You might need to change the tense

Make is used as a causative verb to mean 'to force someone to do something'

Complete with a bare infinitive + extra information if necessary

Complete with a bare infinitive + extra information if necessary

Force and cause can be used in a way similar to make. . .

Choose make or force

Have as a causative verb means. . . 

It's common to use have when we talk about services that are done for us

Make logical sentences

Get can be used in a similar way to have. . .

Choose have or get

Let, make or have?

Let, make or have?

Help can be used as a causative verb with either structure:

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HOW TO TEACH CAUSATIVE VERBS TO ESL STUDENTS