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    Learn English > English lessons and exercises > English test #40442: Infinitive sentences
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    Infinitive sentences



     

     Let     (laisser quelqu'un faire quelque chose)

    FORM   [ let + person + verb ]/ LET SOMEONE DO SOMETHING                                                                                                          This construction means 'to allow someone to do something.'
    ˇ John lets me drive his new car.
    ˇ Will your parents let you go to the party ?
      I don't know if my boss will let me take the day off.
     
    Make (forcer quelqu'un ŕ faire quelque chose)
    FORM  [make + person + verb] / MAKE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING                                                                                 This construction means 'to force someone to do something.'
    ˇ My teacher made me apologise for what I had said.
    ˇ Did somebody make you wear that ugly hat?
    ˇ She made her children do their homework.
     
     Want (vouloir que quelqu'un fasse quelque chose)
    FORM [want + person + to + verb ] / WANT SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING

           This construction is also used with would like / expect (s'attendre  )/ allow ( autoriser )/ ask (demander)

     Nelson Mandela wanted South Africa to be free and get rid of Apartheid.





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