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THE CAUSATIVE USE OF TO HAVE

Have (get) + noun / pronoun + past participle

A- Reword the following sentences using have or get with a past participle.

1. Someone washed my car for me yesterday.

I had ___________________________________________________
2. Your hair wants cutting.
You must have ___________________________________________
3. I’ll ask someone to make a new one.
I’ll have _________________________________________________
4. I’m asking somebody to redecorate my room.
I’m having _______________________________________________
5. Did you ask anybody to clean your suit?
Did you get ______________________________________________
6. She asked somebody to buy some old gramophone records for her.
She had _________________________________________________
7. We asked them to give us a clear justification.
We had _________________________________________________
8. They’re asking someone to put things in order for them.
They’re having ____________________________________________
9. Brian ordered someone to repair the roof yesterday.
Brian had ________________________________________________
10. Tom will ask someone to install a telephone in his flat.
Tom will have ____________________________________________
11. He’s going to tell someone to remove the rubbish.
He’s going to have ________________________________________
12. He must ask the architect to modify the design.
He must have ____________________________________________
13. The customer had ordered the waiter to serve the soup in a hot dish.
The customer had had _____________________________________
14. They told her to open her suit case for inspection.
They had ________________________________________________.
15. He ordered someone to make early reservation for him.
He had __________________________________________________
 Answer key

1. …my car washed.

2. … your hair cut.
3. …a new one made.
4. … my room redecorated.
5. … your suit cleaned?
6. … some old gramophone records bought for her.
7. … a clear justification given.
8. … things put in order.
9. …the roof repaired.
10. … a telephone installed.
11. …the rubbish removed.
12. …the design modified (by the architect)
13. … the soup served in a hot dish.
14. … her suitcase opened for inspection.
15. early reservation made for him.