Guía detallada de las construcciones causativas en español: usos de hacer y dejar, perífrasis relacionadas y cómo expresar causalidad con objetos; diferencias entre estructuras y matices semánticos.
Guide to causative constructions in Spanish: uses of hacer and dejar, related periphrases and how to express causation with objects; differences between syntactic structures and semantic nuances.
Causative constructions show that someone causes another person to do something or causes something to happen, so they are useful for describing who triggers an action.
Make
Use make when someone forces or strongly causes another person to do something, often implying compulsion or necessity.
Have
Use have when you arrange for someone to do something, especially when you give the task to them or ask them to do it.
Get
Use get when you persuade, convince, or succeed in causing someone to do something, often implying effort or negotiation.
Let
Use let when you allow someone to do something, emphasizing permission rather than compulsion.
Examples
Summary
Causative constructions use verbs like make, have, get, and let to show who causes an action; choose each verb based on whether the cause is force, arrangement, persuasion, or permission.
Suggested Reading

English File by Unknown (Oxford University Press series)

Practical English Usage by Michael Swan

English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy

English Grammar Workbook: Simple Grammar for Non-Native Speakers by SIMPLE English Language School

Essential Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy

New Concept English by L. G. Alexander

Oxford Practice Grammar by Norman Coe, Mark Harrison & Ken Paterson

The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation by Jane Straus
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