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Make, let, be allowed to : obliger et permettre (3e)

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My parents make me do my homework.Mes parents m'obligent à faire mes devoirs.
They let me go out on Saturdays.Ils me laissent sortir le samedi.
I'm allowed to stay up late.J'ai le droit de veiller tard.
I'm not allowed to use my phone.Je n'ai pas le droit d'utiliser mon téléphone.
Let me help you!Laisse-moi t'aider !
It made me laugh.Ça m'a fait rire.

Après make et let + complément, le verbe est à la base verbale sans to : They make me tidy (pas to tidy). Let n'existe pas au passif : on dit I'm allowed to.

Mise en situation : entre ados

Jade : Are you coming to the party on Saturday?
Tu viens à la fête samedi ?
Adam : I don't know. My parents never let me go out late.
Je ne sais pas. Mes parents ne me laissent jamais sortir tard.
Jade : Really? I'm allowed to stay out until eleven.
C'est vrai ? Moi, j'ai le droit de rester dehors jusqu'à onze heures.
Adam : Lucky you! And they make me finish my homework first.
Tu as de la chance ! Et ils m'obligent à finir mes devoirs d'abord.
Jade : Let me talk to your mum. She likes me!
Laisse-moi parler à ta mère. Elle m'aime bien !

À retenir

  • make + qqn + base verbale = obliger.
  • let + qqn + base verbale = laisser, permettre.
  • be allowed to = avoir le droit de.

Exercice 1 : Make, let, be allowed to : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « Ils m'obligent à faire mes devoirs. »
    1. They make me doing my homework.
    2. They make me to do my homework.
    3. They make me do my homework.
  2. « Ils me laissent sortir. »
    1. They let me go out.
    2. They let me to go out.
    3. They let me going out.
  3. « J'ai le droit de veiller tard. »
    1. I'm allowed to stay up late.
    2. I'm allow to stay up late.
    3. I'm let to stay up late.
  4. « Laisse-moi t'aider ! »
    1. Let me help you!
    2. Let me to help you!
    3. Let me helping you!
  5. « Ça m'a fait rire. »
    1. It made me laughing.
    2. It made me to laugh.
    3. It made me laugh.
  6. « Je n'ai pas le droit d'utiliser mon téléphone. »
    1. I don't allowed to use my phone.
    2. I'm not let to use my phone.
    3. I'm not allowed to use my phone.
  7. Après make / let + complément, on met...
    1. to + verbe
    2. verbe en -ing
    3. la base verbale sans to
  8. Le passif de let se dit...
    1. be allowed to
    2. be let to
    3. be made to
  9. « Le prof nous a fait réécrire. »
    1. The teacher made us to rewrite it.
    2. The teacher made us rewrite it.
    3. The teacher did us rewrite it.
  10. « Ils ne me laissent jamais sortir tard. »
    1. They never let me to go out late.
    2. They never let me go out late.
    3. They don't never let me go out late.

Exercice 2 : Make, let, be allowed to : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. They .......................... me do my homework. (obliger)
  2. They .......................... me go out. (laisser)
  3. I'm .......................... to stay up late.
  4. .......................... me help you!
  5. It made me .......................... . (rire)
  6. They make me .......................... my homework. (finir)
  7. I'm not allowed .......................... use my phone.
  8. My mum let me .......................... . (choisir)
  9. The teacher .......................... us stay after class. (make)
  10. Are you .......................... to go?

Exercice 3 : Make, let, be allowed to : mise en situation

  1. Jade demande si tu viens à la fête.
    1. Are you come to the party on Saturday?
    2. Are you coming to the party on Saturday?
    3. Do you come to the party in Saturday?
  2. Tes parents ne te laissent jamais sortir tard.
    1. My parents never let me to go out late.
    2. My parents never allow me go out late.
    3. My parents never let me go out late.
  3. Jade a le droit de rester jusqu'à 23 h.
    1. I'm let to stay out until eleven.
    2. I'm allow to stay out until eleven.
    3. I'm allowed to stay out until eleven.
  4. Tu dis qu'elle a de la chance.
    1. Lucky you!
    2. You lucky of!
    3. Luck you!
  5. Ils t'obligent à finir tes devoirs.
    1. They make me to finish my homework first.
    2. They make me finishing my homework first.
    3. They make me finish my homework first.
  6. Jade propose de parler à ta mère.
    1. Let me talking your mum.
    2. Let me to talk to your mum.
    3. Let me talk to your mum.
  7. Tu as le droit d'y aller ?
    1. Do you allowed to go?
    2. Are you allow to go?
    3. Are you allowed to go?
  8. Cette blague t'a fait rire.
    1. That joke did me laugh.
    2. That joke made me to laugh.
    3. That joke made me laugh.
  9. Ils t'ont laissé choisir ta tenue.
    1. They let me to choose my outfit.
    2. They let me choose my outfit.
    3. They let me chose my outfit of.
  10. On n'a pas le droit de manger en classe.
    1. We're not let to eat in class.
    2. We're not allowed to eat in class.
    3. We don't allowed to eat in class.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) They make me do my homework. · 2. a) They let me go out. · 3. a) I'm allowed to stay up late. · 4. a) Let me help you! · 5. c) It made me laugh. · 6. c) I'm not allowed to use my phone. · 7. c) la base verbale sans to · 8. a) be allowed to · 9. b) The teacher made us rewrite it. · 10. b) They never let me go out late.

Exercice 2

1. make · 2. let · 3. allowed · 4. Let · 5. laugh · 6. finish · 7. to · 8. choose · 9. made · 10. allowed

Exercice 3

1. b) Are you coming to the party on Saturday? · 2. c) My parents never let me go out late. · 3. c) I'm allowed to stay out until eleven. · 4. a) Lucky you! · 5. c) They make me finish my homework first. · 6. c) Let me talk to your mum. · 7. c) Are you allowed to go? · 8. c) That joke made me laugh. · 9. b) They let me choose my outfit. · 10. b) We're not allowed to eat in class.