CAUSATIVE. Name: ………………………………..

1. Choose the correct answer.

1. I ______________________ my fence painted at the moment.
A. am making B. am having C. am needing
2. I want my car ______________________ .
A. fixed B. to fix C. fix
3.Our English teacher made us ______________________ the list of all irregular verbs.
A. to learn B. learned C. learn
4. I will try to get my kids ______________________ to bed early today.
A. gone B. go C. to go
2. Underline the correct item.
1. Mary has/had her car stolen while she was in the bank.
2. In time for his weekend away, Greg had fixed his car/had his car fixed by the mechanic.
3. Sue will have the letters delivered/is delivering the letters by first class post.
4. Deb has got/got her mum to make her a cake for her party last week.
5. Tommy is checking his teeth/is having his teeth checked at the moment by a dentist.

3. Write the sentences in the causative.

1 Mr Jones asked his secretary to type some letters.
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2 Would you like someone to do the gardening for you?
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3 The optician is checking Tina’s eyes.
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4 Fran has fixed Jane’s computer.
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5 Someone will do Linda’s hair before the party.
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4. Put the words in brackets into the correct form. Use up to 5 words.

1. Mary ______________________ (have/she/tooth/check) every year.

2. I hope I’ll ______________________ (get/doctor/prescribe) me these painkillers.

3. During the check-up, the doctor ______________________ (have/Tom/follow) a strict diet.

4. While she ______________________ (have/she /blood/taken), she fainted.

5. Transform the sentences using the word given. Use up to 5 words.

1. The dentist is taking out my tooth on Friday. HAVING

I ______________________ out on Friday.

2. Kate persuaded her boyfriend to go on a diet. GOT

Kate ______________________ on a diet.

3. The doctor told me to cut down on sweets. MADE

The doctor ______________________ on sweets.

4. The doctors have just performed an operation on him. HAD

He ______________________ performed.

5 The photographer takes our children’s portraits every year. (TAKEN)

We ..................................................................... every year.

6 The library is being designed by a local architect. (ARE)

They ................................................................... by a local architect.

7 Evelyn insisted that I see the museum’s latest exhibition. (MADE)

Evelyn ................................................................ the museum’s latest exhibition.

8 The teacher is going to ask us to stay for extra rehearsals. (HAVE)

The teacher is going ........................................... for extra rehearsals.

9 Ingrid convinced me to take cooking lessons with her. (GOT)

Ingrid ................................................................. cooking lessons with her.

6. Rephrase the following using have, get or make.

1 We’ll ask Craig to mow the lawn.

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2 She persuaded her brother to help her with the chores.
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3 The teacher insisted that we read this book.

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