B2 · Upper-intermediate Infinitives and -ing forms · Patterns

Verb + object + infinitive/gerund

Estimated study time: about 42 minutes

Meaning and purpose

Complex patterns want/make/let/see + object

Examples

I saw her leave. They made him wait.

Correct versus incorrect

Correct

I saw her leave. They made him wait.

Incorrect example

No paired incorrect sentence has been authored for this lesson yet.

Common misconception

Bare vs to-infinitive after make/let/see

Practice and review

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Answer all, then check

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