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Causative

1. Yesterday, the hairdresser cut my hair.


I had my hair cut.
2. Every Friday, somebody washes Luis’s car.
Luis has his car washed.
3. Tomorrow, somebody is going to repair our shower.
We are going to have our shower repaired.
4. Each Saturday, somebody delivers a pizza to our house.
We have a pizza delivered at home.
5. Last year, the cleaner cleaned Bob’s house.
Bob had his house cleaned.
6. As Phil had a broken arm, his secretary typed his texts for him.
he had his texts typed.
7. Somebody redecorated our wall last summer.
We had our wall redecorated last summer.
8. Professionals organised our last party last year.
We had our last party organised last year.
9. The house is in chaos now. Somebody is putting a kitchen for us.
We are having a kitchen put.
10. Has the gardener planted all your flowers in your garden?
Have you had all your flowers planted in your garden?
11. My brother is going to pick my children up.
I’m going to have my children picked up.
12. Clara is staying at this hotel; somebody will carry her bags into her room.
Clara will have her bags carried into her room.
13. An interior designer usually changes our furniture every two years.
We (usually) have our furniture changed every two years.
14. Sarah isn't making her own wedding dress; Carolina Herrera is making it for her in Italy.
She is having her wedding dress made in Italy.
15. Has someone ever stolen anything from your house?
Have you ever had anything stolen from your house?
16. He didn't fix his car himself, someone fixed it at the garage.
He had his car fixed at the garage.
17. Someone is going to deliver my food to my house if I do it online.
I’m going to have my food delivered to my house.
18. Your hair is too long. Andrea needs to cut it.
You need to have your hair cut.
19. If you can't see properly, the doctor should test your eyes.
You should have your eyes tested.
20. Have you been painting the kitchen themselves, or has someone been painting it for you?
Have you been having it painted?
21. My friend is cutting Andrea’s hair next Monday.
Andreas is having her hair cut next Monday.
22. The architect has already checked the roof for Antony.
Antony has (already) had the roof checked.
23. At the moment, some people are building a tree house for our children.
We are having a tree house built for our children.
24. The dentist is pulling out my brother’s tooth.
My brother is having his tooth pulled out.
25. Someone installed an alarm for us last October.
We had an alarm installed last October.
26. My parents invited me an ice-cream after the doctor had removed my tonsils.
I had had my tonsils removed.
27. The teacher checked Daphne’s exam a fortnight ago.
Daphne had her exam checked a fortnight ago.
28. Someone normally cleans my suit before a wedding.
I normally have my suit cleaned before a wedding.
29. The technician was changing my hard drive when the lights went off.
I was having my hard drive changed.
30. When was the last time someone serviced your air-conditioning?
…. you had your air conditioning serviced?
Extra Causative
1. Somebody hates cooking sandwiches for Melissa.
Melissa hates having sandwiches cooked.
2. The teacher wants to teach Passive voice to the students.
The students want to have Passive Voice taught.
3. Does your mother love resolving your homework?
Do you love having your homework resolved?
4. Monica would like to order Enrique’s clothes.
Enrique would like to have his clothes ordered.

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