EF3/4 Causative verbs

difficult = challenging

euphemism = 


Causative Verbs- a verb that makes another verb happen

causative - causes something to happen

Maria helped her sister move to a new house.

helped -causative verb - causes the move to happen

Most common causative verbs:

help, assist, allow, permit, invite, require, motivate, encourage, get, convince, hire, employ, force, compel, tell, ask.

I get my son to put the dishes away.

He gets his wife to cook for him.


assist (verb) assistant (noun, person)

They hired me to be an assistant.

They hired me because I am a hardworker.
COMPLEX, ADV CL

permit (noun) permit (verb)

permission (noun)
permit - serious, business

ask
I ask my sister to wash the dishes.
S+causative verb+O+INFINITIVE+noun
You ask me to explain English grammar.
She asked him to play piano.

I invite you for a dinner. SIMPLE
I invite you to come over for a dinner. CAUSATIVE
I invite my sister to come to my house for dinner. CAUS

I invite my sister to my house for dinner. SIMPLE

I invite my friends to come over and watch the hockey game.

My friends invited me to go with them to the museum.

My friends invited me going with them. XXX

I am going to invite him to hang out with me tomorrow afternoon.
I will invite him to hang out with me tomorrow afternoon.

ask

I ask my husband to pick me up after class.

She asked her boss to give her a raise.

Her boss told her to wait until next month.

Her boss told her to work harder.

I encourage my English 12 students to read 50 pages a day.

I encourage Foundations students to speak a little bit of English with native speakers every day.