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Let or Leave

1) To LET,  LET, LET:

a) LET + direct object complement (Predicate) + root verb without ‘to'

- Let him go.... He'll be back when he feels like it.

b) Let may often express a given permission:

- My parents let me go out every weekend.

c) Let is used to build the imperative form (which, in English, exists for all subjects (you, he/she, we, they).  You can include yourself in the imperative by adding "Let's”).

- Let him go away if he can't bear it here!

- Let them have a free access to the party!

d) The negative form of the imperative is built:

        * Either using the negative form without ‘do' (formal style):

 - Let's not give up hope when there's still some.

       * Or with the negative form using ‘don't' (informal style)

 - Don't let's give us hope when there's still some ...

d) Set expressions using ‘let'.

- To let go (of): You have too much stress ... just let go a little...

- To let slip: not on purpose, he let slip that important piece of information.= he mentioned. 

- To let know: I'll let you know when I'm ready.

II) To LEAVE, LEFT, LEFT:

a) LEAVE in a certain place or a certain state, abandon, leave something for somebody.

- Leave the book on the desk before going out.

- She has left her keys at home and is locked out.

* To leave may be built with an indirect (personal) complement introduced by for:

 - Have you left us anything? = Have you left anything for us?

b) In the past participle, ‘left' means ‘remaining'.

- I'm sorry there's no milk left: I'll go and buy some for you.

c) Leave may often mean ‘forgotten':

- Oh dear ! I've left my purse at home ...

d) Set expressions using ‘leave':

 - Leave her alone!

- A leave of absence

- To take a French leave  

- Leave well enough alone!

Well! Here you are!  Ready for your test, now! Go for it! 

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