I'm letting my beard grow / grows

[Alfonso Pérez]

Hello , this is my first paraticipation because I have troubles translating a sentence and was finding out how to do it right that I found this website, ok here I go

I'm letting my beard grow

I'm letting my beard grows

Thank you very much!

[Casiopea]

Wecome.

Only the main verb carries tense: 'am letting' is the main verb.

I am letting me beard grow.

Originally Posted by Casiopea

Wecome.

Only the main verb carries tense: 'am letting' is the main verb.

I am letting me beard grow.

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Error: I am letting me beard grow.

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I am letting my beard grow.

Originally Posted by Alfonso Pérez

Hello , this is my first paraticipation because I have troubles translating a sentence and was finding out how to do it right that I found this website, ok here I go

I'm letting my beard grow

I'm letting my beard grows

Thank you very much!

As MNY said on another site, it's based on "let + infinitive without 's.

let the children play
let grow
let find

Would you say "I'm allowing my beard to grows"? No, "allow to grow" would be correct.

[Alfonso Pérez]

Thank you, but I'm not able to understand yet :(, please recommend me some link where I can study it deeply.

Originally Posted by Alfonso Pérez

Thank you, but I'm not able to understand yet :(, please recommend me some link where I can study it deeply.

It doesn't really need deep study, just learn which verbs go with infinitives and which do not.

Read this and create:

let + object + infinitive

Like make, see and hear, let is followed by object + bare infinitive. It cannot be followed by verb-ing:

Let me carry that box of papers for you. It's very heavy.
Why don't you let him walk home by himself from school now? He's eleven years old after all.

Let is also frequently used in the expression let's (let us) to introduce a suggestion. Note that negative sentences with let's can be formed in two possible ways:

Let's finish the video tomorrow, shall we? I'm tired and I want to go to bed.
Let's not be late home tonight. It's Monday tomorrow after all.
Don't let's get too stressed about this. I know the car is damaged, but it's only a piece of metal.

We do not normally use let in the passive voice.