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Lesson Twenty-two
Let
let / let / let / letting
The verb "let" is
used for making invitations, requests, and giving permission.
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A: Let's go out tonight.
B: Okay. Where do you want to go?
"let" + "go" has many different meanings. This example takes the form of an invitation.
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1. The company let a lot of its employees go.
"let" + "go" in this example means lay off. |
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2. "Well, I'll have to let you go now. My girlfriend is here, so I'll talk to you later."
"let" + "go" in this example means "say goodbye and get off of the phone." |
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3. The police don't want to let this man go because he's a very dangerous person.
"let" + "go" in this example means "release from jail." |
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4. Her parents let her have a dog.
"let" + "have" = allow; give |
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5. He's letting his girlfriend win at pool. |
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6. A goalie must not let the puck enter the net. |
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| 7. Although her parents aren't happy about her decision, they're letting her get married at an early age. |
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| 8. She never keeps the fish she catches. She always lets them go. |
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| 9. He has really let himself go over the years. Now he has to go on a diet. |
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let
present
tense: let / lets |
past
tense: let |
future:
will let |
present
continuous: am / are / is letting |
past
continuous: was / were letting |
future
continuous: will be letting |
present
perfect: has / have let |
past
perfect: had let |
future
perfect: will have let |
present
perfect continuous: has / have been letting |
past
perfect continuous: had been letting |
future
perfect continuous: will have been letting |
modal
verbs: ______ let |
past
tense modal: ______ have let |
infinitive:
to let |
gerund:
letting |
passive:
yes |
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