The Causative Form

Exercises
Read the situations and write sentences using "have something done".
1. The door on Dave's fridge has fallen off so he's asked an electrician to come
round and fit a new one. What is Dave going to do?
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2. Alex is at the bicycle shop. A mechanic is repairing his bicycle. What is
Alex doing?
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3. A man in the village is branding Sam's sheep. What is Sam doing?
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4. Shirley went to hospital. A doctor removed her appendix. What has Shirley
done?
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5. The dates on their plane tickets were wrong. A woman from the travel agency
changed the dates. What did they do?
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6. Our garden was too small. A neighbour helped us to extend it. What did we do?
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7. He had a secret. A friend of his revealed it. What did he do?
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8. A shoe shop mended their walking boots for them. What did they do?
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9. This kettle is no good. The shop will replace it for me. What shall I do?
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10. His car broke down miles from town. A van came and towed it to town. What
did he do?
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Complete the sentences using the words in brackets as in the example:
e. g.
Peter had his car cleaned (his car/clean) yesterday.
1. She ................................ (the milk/deliver) every morning.
2. He didn't like his flat so he .................................
(it/redecorate) last summer.
3. They ................................ (their house/build) by a famous
architect many years ago.
4. There was a large black stain on the skirt so I went back to the shop
and .......................... (it/change).
5. The wall fell down during the earthquake so we ................. (it/rebuild)
two years ago.
6. The police thought there would be fingerprints on the furniture so
they .......................... (the whole house/search).
7. This winter is very cold. I think we ................................
(central heating/install).
8. She wasn't satisfied with her appearance so she
decided .............................(her hair/do) in a more fashionable
style.
Read the situations and write sentences using "have something done".
e. g.
Her hair was a mess. Now it looks nice. What has she done?
She has had her hair done.
1. Paul's car was damaged. Now it is repaired. What has he done to it?
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2. The dentist is checking some old fillings of Tim's. What is Tim doing?
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3. The photographs have been developed today. What have you done?
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4. Last year a swimming pool was built in their garden. What did they do?
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5. There were a lot of useless things in their garden. Now everything has been
thrown away. What have they done?
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Answer the following questions using have something done" as in the example:
e.g.
Mary's leg was injured in an accident
Mary had her leg injured in an accident.
1. Their house was broken into by thieves. What happened to them?
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2. Her cat was run over by a lorry last night. What happened to her?
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3. His mother burnt his best pullover while ironing it. What happened to him?
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4. The naughty boy smashed my mother's window. What happened to her?
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Complete the sentences using the words in brackets as in the example:
e. g.
He had his tooth pulled out (his tooth/pull out) yesterday.
1. That cut looks serious. You should (it/examine).
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2. Is it true that he (his dog / put down) after the accident?
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3. How often do you (eyes/check) by an optician?
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4. We don't want (milk/deliver) while we're on holiday.
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5. They (house / rebuild) by a famous architect at the moment.
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Rewrite the following sentences in the Causative form.
They are having a photograph taken
1. I'll ask the shoemaker to mend my shoes
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2. I asked the teacher to check the answers
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3. Did someone lengthen it for you?
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4. She doesn't type them for us every day.
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5. Does someone translate the letters for you?
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6. I must find someone to cut the grass.
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7. We should repair the gate.
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8. Did you ask someone to finish it for you?
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9. She will tell someone to wash the dishes.
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10. I must find someone to write it.

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11. Translate it into English.
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12. I'm going to add an extra room to the house.
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13. Does someone check your car for you?
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14. I have asked someone to make another copy.
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15. I'll ask someone to tidy the room.
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16. He is going to cut his hair.
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17. He asked someone to take it to the police station.
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18. Our house needs painting.
We
must ...........................................................................
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19. I'm going to replace my computer.
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20. Will you ask someone to cut your fingernails?
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21. I'm going to clean my suit.
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22. We asked someone to put central heating in our house.
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23. They were painting their flat when the earthquake started.
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24. I'll ask someone to train my two dogs.
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25. Your teeth need checking.
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26. Their tap was fixed by the plumber.
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27. Tom will check the brakes of my van this afternoon.
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28. He asked the doctor to take his blood pressure.
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29. She has asked someone to print a copy of this book for her.
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30. Kim will have polished Kay's furniture by six o'clock.
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31. Jennifer has made a new dress.
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