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Causative form

We use have + object + past participle to say that we have arranged someone to do
something for us. The past participle has passive meaning. She had her hair cut at a new
hairdresser’s. (She did not cut her hair herself.)

Regular Form Causative Form

Present Simple He fixes his bike. He has his bike fixed.

Present Continuous He is fixing his bike. He is having his bike fixed.

Past Simple He fixed his bike. He had his bike fixed.

Past Continuous He was fixing his bike. He was having his bike
fixed.

Future Simple He will fix his bike. He will have his bike fixed.

Future Continuous He will be fixing his bike. He will be having his bike
fixed.

Present Perfect He has fixed his bike. He has had his bike fixed.

Past Perfect Continuous He has been fixing his bike. He has been having his bike
fixed.

Past Perfect He had fixed his bike. He had had his bike fixed.

Past Perfect Continuous He had been fixing his bike. He had been having his bike
fixed.

Infinitive He should fix his bike. He should have his bike


fixed.

Gerund It’s worth fixing his bike. It’s worth having his bike
fixed.

Ex. 1.
1. I washed my car. (have)
2. I cut my hair. (get)
3. I typed the documents. (have)
4. I fixed my washing machine. (get)
5. I cut my 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)
11. I printed the photo. (have)
12. I checked my teeth. (get)
13. I cleaned the windows. (have)
14. I made the necklace. (get)
15. I delivered the furniture. (have)
16. I repaired the roof. (get)
17. I wrote the report. (have)
18. I dyed my hair. (get)
19. I sent the money. (have)
20. I built the shed. (get)

Ex. 2.
1. Mum (the housework / do) every Sunday.
2. Amanda (the carpet / clean) last week.
3. Yesterday Jim (a cake/make) for his son's birthday.
4. Laura (her hair / do) for the wedding right now.
5. The Sims (their house / decorate) soon.
6. I (my motorbike/service) at the moment.
7. They (must / their shopping / do) before the store closes.
8. Mandy (her house / clean) by this afternoon, before her parents arrive.
9. They were (the lawn/mow) for 2 hours.
10. You are going (the party / organize).

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