Lesson Twenty-twoLet 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." | | 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." | | 4. Her parents let her have a dog. "let" + "have" = allow; give | | 5. He’s letting his girlfriend win at pool. | | 6. A goalie must not let the puck enter the net. | | | 7. Although her parents aren’t happy about her decision, they’re letting her get married at an early age. | | | 8. She never keeps the fish she catches. She always lets them go. | | 9. He has really let himself go over the years. Now he has to go on a diet. (To let oneself go is to stop caring about weight or personal appearance.) | |
Watch this video: let present tense: let / lets |
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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 | | | | 
