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Causative verbs exercises (1)

Review HAVE and GET:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-O6thNzaWo

T: Do you fix your own car?  You don’t fix your own car.
S: No, I don’t. You have the mechanic fix your
T: Who does that for you? car.
S: The mechanic does.  You don’t cut your own hair.
You have the hairdresser cut your
T: Do you cut your own hair?
hair.
S: No, I don’t.
T: Who does that for you?/Who cuts your hair?
S: The hairdresser does.

 You cause the action by having another person do it. You either can’t, don’t know how or don’t want
to do it yourself. 
 Service vs Favor
 You have the mechanic repair your car. Or you have your car repaired (by the mechanic).

I.Change the sentences so they use the structure ‘have something done’ or ‘get something done’.

1. I washed my car. (have)


2. I cut my hair. (get)
3. I typed the documents. (have)
4. I fixed the washing machine. (get)
5. I cut the grass. (have)
6. I painted my bedroom. (get)
7. I repaired my fridge. (have)
8. I tidied my garden. (get)
9. I edited the article. (have)
10. I cleaned the carpets. (get)

II.Choose the correct answer.


https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/
Causative*_have_something_done/To_have_something_done_zo844501ai

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