The Active Causative

Form in English 1 | level: Beginner/Intermediate

topic: CAUSATIVE STRUCTURES 2

1. I'm going to have Mike ________ my computer to see what is wrong. a) look at b) to look at c) looked at 2. One of my wisdom teeth really hurt, so I went to the dentist to have it ________. a) remove b) removed c) to be removed 3. Are you going to ________ like this? a) let him to suffer b) allow him suffer c) let him suffer 4. Jimmy is dead. The mafia boss ________. a) had killed b) had him killed c) had him to be killed 5. Julie will not let her daughter ________ the boy from across the street. a) marry b) to marry c) married 6. I had the wall ________ when I was renovating my apartment. a) to be knocked down b) knocked down c) knock down 7. I ________ her and apologize. a) made him to call b) made him called c) made him call 8. I have ________ many times. a) my heart broken b) had my heart broken c) had my heart broke 9. The authorities ________ as soon as they found out she was there illegally. a) had her deported b) have her deport c) had her to be deported 10. I had some tests ________, but they didnt find anything. a) done b) to be done c) have done

Fill in the blanks to complete each ACTIVE CAUSATIVE FORM sentence, explaining how you arranged everything. EX: Jim sent the letter. --> I had Jim send the letter.

1. Tina washed the dishes. --> I had Tina ____________________ the dishes. 2. Robert told us what happened. --> I had Robert ____________________ us what happened. 3. Paula sat next to George. --> I had Paula ____________________ next to George. 4. My mother prepared the appetizers. --> I had my mom ____________________ the appetizers. 5. My brother brought the chairs from the living room. --> I had my brother ____________________ the chairs from the living room. 6. Steve bought some more soft drinks. --> I had Steve ____________________ some more soft drinks. 7. Kathy closed the window. --> I had Kathy ____________________ the window. 8. My sister gave everyone a piece of cake. --> I had my sister everyone a piece of cake. 9. Peter asked Steve about his new house. --> I had Peter ___________________ Steve about his new house. 10. Frank drove everyone home. --> I had Frank ____________________ everyone home.

topic: CAUSATIVE STRUCTURES 1

REMEMBER: There are two basic causative structures - an active one (ex: "I had Mike fix my computer", "I let him go there"), and a passive one (ex: "I had my computer fixed"). The causative is often used with the following verbs: TO HAVE, TO LET, TO MAKE, TO GET.

topic: CAUSATIVE STRUCTURES 3

1. She ________ that he wouldn't tell anyone. a) made him promised b) made him promise c) promised to make 2. Does your tooth still hurt? Yes, I have to get a dentist ________ soon. a) look at it b) to get it looked at c) to look at it 3. I ________ a couple of days ago. a) had my bike to be fixed b) had my bike fix c) had my bike fixed 4. I will not ________ with this! a) allow you get away b) let you get away c) to let you get away 5. Don't ________ these things about you! a) let him say b) let him to say c) let him said 6. The movie ________ sad. a) made to feel b) made him feel c) made him to feel 7. I get my ________ from my other address. a) mail forward b) mail to forward c) mail forwarded 8. Have your assistant ________ these letters immediately! a) to send b) to be sent c) send 9. He ________ yesterday. a) had his hair cut b) had his hair to be cut c) had hair to be cut 10. The professor ________ early. a) to let the students leave b) let the student leave c) let the student to leave

1. The sunshine made me ________ of our trip to Mexico. a) think b) to think c) thinking 2. I had my hair ________ last night. a) trim b) trimmed c) trimming 3. I'm going to ________ after the concert. a) have me picked up b) have him to pick me up c) have him pick me up 4. He is going to ________ next week. a) have fixed his car b) have his car fixed c) have his car fix 5. Susan had ________. a) the windows cleaned b) the windows clean c) the windows be cleaned 6. I'll let you ________ my car. a) to drive b) drive c) driving 7. Hey, do you want me to help you ________? a) to pack b) packing c) pack 8. Why don't you ________ with my friends? a) let me to go out b) let me go out c) let me go to 9. I had my wallet ________ yesterday. a) stolen b) stole c) to steal 10. I had Juan ________ yesterday. a) to fix my door b) fix my door c) fixed my door

topic: The Passive Causative Form in English 1

Write the correct response, changing the SIMPLE PAST sentences into PASSIVE CAUSATIVE FORM sentences: EX: Jim sent the letter. --> Jim had the letter sent by Jim.

1. My mother changed the curtains. --> My mom had the curtains ____________________. 2. Thomas washed the car. --> Thomas had the car ____________________. 3. Maria redesigned the web site. --> Maria had the web site ____________________. 4. Kelly took Mr. Brown to the beach. --> Kelly had Mr. Brown____________________ to the beach. 5. John brought the cat to the vet. --> John had the cat ____________________ to the vet. 6. Jane put the vase on the table. --> Jane had the vase ____________________ on the table. 7. We drove Mr. Jones to the airport. --> We had Mr.Jones____________________ to the airport. 8. We fed the dog. --> We had the dog ____________________. 9. We gave the money to the homeless shelter. --> We had the money to the homeless shelter. 10. Thomas cut his hair. --> Thomas had his hair____________________ .