tzitziki  +  23652 Thu, 26 Feb 04 10:05 AM She used to let him ____ his money on whatever he liked. a. spending b. spend c. to spend d. spent I think the correct answer is'' b. spend '' but my teacher told me that is '' d. spent '' tzitziki Joined on Sun, Feb 22 2004 New Member 27

	rommie  +  23659 Thu, 26 Feb 04 01:28 PM Well, I say b, same as you. "Spend" is an infinitive. "Spent" isn't. But I'm always willing to learn new things. If your teacher can justify (d), I'd be really interested to hear how and why. Any chance you can ask? Rommie rommie Joined on Mon, Jan 26 2004 Earth orbit Regular Member 606

	Masterchief  +  23673 Thu, 26 Feb 04 02:57 PM I agree. The construction is let + object + infinitive after the construction "used to". So actually there's no doubt. Masterchief Joined on Sun, Feb 22 2004 New Member 07 Constructions

	miriam  +  38278 Tue, 20 Jul 04 12:40 PM "Must be the basketball coach teaching english again..." I must confess I laughed when I first read that. But it isn't funny at all. Actually, it is both sad and dangerous. What could you possibly teach anyone when you don't know the subject and you don't have the necessary tools for teaching either? In the end, the students lose, and that is really awful in the eyes or real teachers. Many of those who think of themselves as "language teachers" -but who are not- would probably do much better as basketball coaches. The only right answer is b). "Let" (meaning "to allow or permit") is followed by a bare infinitive (the infinitive without "to"): let somebody do something The fact that "let" may be in the past, present or future doesn't make a difference: - "She used to let him spend his money on sweets." (in the past) - "She lets him spend his money on sweets." (habitually) - "She will let him spend his money on sweets." (some time in the future) Miriam miriam Joined on Mon, May 10 2004 Argentina Regular Member 821 "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." Plato Teaching English

	bubu prasant  +  38381 Tue, 20 Jul 04 08:37 PM Let me add a sentence Here is a parallel of the structure for those who vote for 'd' "...used to let him spent...." = ".....used to let him went..." This explains that the second sentence is not correct. bubu prasant Joined on Thu, May 13 2004 Full Member 147 prasant mishra