help me do/to do something

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Hello
Which one is correct.
It help me do something
It help me to do something.

Thanks

 

[corum]

"help" is a catenative verb with which the infinitive marker is optional.

 

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so both are correct?

 

[corum]

so both are correct?

As I already said, 'to' is optional. Yes, both are equally fine. ;-)

 

[Teia]

Hello
Which one is correct.
It help me do something
It help me to do something.

Thanks

Hi!

It helps me do something.

It helped me do something.

Help is a causative verb and the following verb should be short infinitive.
As for the passive voice, you should say:

I was helped to do something.

 

[sarat_106]

Hi!

It helps me do something.

It helped me do something.

Help is a causative verb and the following verb should be short infinitive.
As for the passive voice, you should say:

I was helped to do something.

I agree. The first and second cases are examples of causative construction and ‘help’ functions as causative verb followid by an agent(me), So the action verb 'do' should be a bare infinitive(without to).
A verb--such as keep, promise, want, seem, and many others--that can link with other verbs to form a chain or series, is called a catenative verb; as:
I want to try to remember to use that website.