Causative Forms Printable 2

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Exercise 1: Use the correct causative form of the verb in brackets.

1. Charles ........................... (have) his house ........................... (paint) last week.


2. They ........................... (not have) their TV ........................... (fix) yet.
3. Lisa ........................... (may have) her hair ........................... (cut) this afternoon.
4. Susan ........................... (have) a picture ........................... (draw) at the moment.
5. I am going ........................... (get) a dress ........................... (make) for the party.
6. Helena wasn’t at school last week so she .......................... (not get) her
photo .......................... (take) with the class.
7. John ...................................... (have) his hair ............................. (cut) last week.
8. The girls ...................................... (not get) their bicycles ...................................... (fix) yet.
9. Jane ...................................... (should have) her eyes ...................................... (check).
10. Pam ...................................... (have) her house ...................................... (paint) at the moment.
11. The car is dirty. We ................................. (must get) it .................................... (wash) today.
12. Ann ...................................... (not have) her house ...................................... (clean) every day.

Exercise 2: Use the causative form to complete the sentences.

1. The doctor checked my ears last week.


I ........................................................................................................................................ .
2. Someone has already fixed Mike’s computer.
Mike ................................................................................................................................. .
3. Mum washes my clothes once a week.
I ........................................................................................................................................ .
4. Jill is going to take care of Jim’s parrot next week.
Jim ................................................................................................................................... .

Exercise 3: Tick the correct answer.

1. I'm going ............ at the new hairdresser's


to get my hair cut
to cut my hair
2. She needs to ........
have her car repairs
have her car repaired
3. I really must get ....... the central heating
somebody to fix
somebody fix
4. They ought to have ........ replace the broken windows
somebody to
somebody
5. He ......... while he was away on holiday
burgled
burgled his flat
6. I .......... my phone repaired after I dropped it
had to
had
7. She didn't have time to get to the shops and .......
get her film developed
develop her film
8. It took ages to get ...........
somebody do it
somebody to do it
9. I'll ....... John to do it when he arrives
get
have
10. She ......... on the underground last week
had her purse stolen
got her purse stolen
11. He .......... tickets sent to his home address yesterday
has had
had
12. You should .......... a long time ago
have it fixed
have had it fixed
13. They couldn't .......... anyone to fix their burst pipes
get
have
14. They had it ....... by the same person who decorated their old
house
to do
donE

Exercise 4: Circle the correct answer.

1. She has to get her hair ……………………………… .


a) to do b) do c) done d) did
2. Our teacher is going to make us …………………………… a tape.
a) listen to b) listened to c) to listen to d) listen
3. They had to have him …………………….. their summer house.
a) painted b) paint c) to paint d) painting
4. Do you know where I can get my car …………………………….. ?
a) washed b) to wash c) wash d) washes
5. The comedian was not able to make us ……………………………. .
a) laughing b) to laugh c) laugh d) laughed
6. You can’t get that man ……………………. your radio.
a) fix b) to fix c) fixed d) fixing
7. I can never make her ………………………her mind.
a) change b) to change c) changed d) changing
8. We had two pictures ………………………… .
a) take b) taken c) to take d) took
9. When are you going to have your father …………………… a book?
a) bought b) to buy c) buy d) buying
10. Please have the maid ……………………… my room.
a) clean b) cleaned c) to clean d) cleaning
11. I know he stole the money. We’ll get him ………………………. .
a) talk b) talking c) talked d) to talk
12. We had to hire a few men to get the trees ………………………… .
a) cut down b) to cut down c) cutting down d) cutted down

Exercise 5: Complete the sentences with the words in brackets.

1. I __________________________________ right now. (my car/service)

2. My brother ____________________ by a vandal last month. (his bike/damage)

3. The boss _____________________________ next week. (our office/paint)

4. They _______________________ as soon as possible. (the carpets/clean)

5. We _______________________ recently. (a rose garden/plant)

6. I ____________________ by the end of the week. (the kitchen/redecorate)

7. John ________________________ every month. (his hair/cut)

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