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Causative mood - Műveltető szerkezet

1. Ha az elvégzett cselekvésen van a hangsúly:


have
+ tárgy + 3. alak (+ eszközhatározó)
get

Have something done (by somebody)


Get something done (by somebody)

E.g.: They have their house painted by Mr Brown.


Do you get the rooms cleaned?
He had a new suit made by his tailor.
They will have a house built next year.

2. Ha a cselekvést végző személy lényeges:


have + aki a cselekvést végzi tárgy esetben + infinitive (to nélkül) + tárgy

have somebody do something

E.g.: I have Jane clean the windows every month.


They had me type their letters.
Did you have Simon post your letter?
She has had him do her homework for one year.

3. Ha valamilyen kényszer (belső vagy külső) áll fenn:


make + aki a cselekvést végzi tárgy esetben + infinitive (to nélkül)

make somebody do something

E.g.: He made me laugh.


That old song always makes her cry.
They made him do the dirty work.
Travelling by boat always makes me sick.

Megjegyzés: Szenvedő szerkezetben megváltozik ez a műveltető szerkezet és infinitive


helyett to+infinitive-et használunk.
E.g.: He was made to do the dirty work.

4. Ha rábeszélünk, ráveszünk valakit a cselekvés elvégzésére:


get + aki a cselekvést végzi tárgy esetben + to + infinitive

get somebody to do something

E.g.: You should get him to come with me.


I got him to go to the dentist.
Could you get them to give your money back?
We got Jack to join the group.

1.
Q1 - I'm going ............ at the new hairdresser's
 to get my hair cut
 to cut my hair

Q2 - She needs to ........

 have her car repairs


 have her car repaired

Q3 - I really must get ....... the central heating

 somebody to fix
 somebody fix

Q4 - They ought to have ........ replace the broken windows

 somebody to
 somebody

Q5 - He ......... while he was away on holiday

 had his flat burgled


 burgled his flat

Q6 - I .......... my phone repaired after I dropped it

 had
 had to

Q7 - She didn't have time to get to the shops and .......

 get her film developed


 develop her film

Q8 - It took ages to get ...........

 somebody do it
 somebody to do it

Q9 - I'll ....... John to do it when he arrives

 get
 have

Q10 - She ......... on the underground last week

 had her purse stolen


 got her purse stolen

Q11 - He .......... tickets sent to his home address yesterday


 has had
 had

Q12 - You should .......... a long time ago

 have it fixed
 have had it fixed

Q13 - They couldn't .......... anyone to fix their burst pipes

 get
 have

Q14 - They had it ....... by the same person who decorated their old house

 to do
 done

Q15 - After winning a fortune, she ....... her family to do everything for her

 gets
 has

Q16 - I ......... the house redecorated if I could afford it

 would have
 would have had

Q17 - He got a friend ........ him at the airport

 meet
 to meet

Q18 - The teacher ...... him do all the work again

 had
 got

Q19 - He ....... his bags loaded onto the train by a porter

 had
 get

Q20 - I had my car ......... a fortnight ago

 service
 serviced

Q21 - I'm going to have them ____ it


 fix
 fixed

2. Complete the sentences using the correct form of have


something done and the words in brackets. 
Use contractions where possible.
1. We usually   (the bedrooms / redecorate)
every two years.
2. Sarah isn't making her own wedding dress, she   (it /
make) by a designer in Italy.
3.  (you / ever/ anything / steal) from your
house?
4. He didn't fix his car himself, he  (it / fix) at the garage.
5. Your hair is too long. You need   (it / cut).
6. I'm going to do my food shopping online and
I   
(the food / deliver) to my house.
7. If you can't see properly, you should   (your eyes /
test).
8. Are they going to paint the kitchen themselves,
or   (it / paint)?

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

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  .

4. Choose the appropriate options to complete the sentences

1. Sally made me ---- my shoes before I went into her house. She said she wanted to
keep the carpet clean.

take off
to take off

2. I see that you have no time to clean the house on your own so you had better get
somebody ---- it for you.

done
to do

3. What you should do before an emergency occurs is to get your fire alarm ---- that
will also make you feel safer.

to fix
fixed

4. She had to have her phone number ---- because she was receiving obscene calls
from a stranger.

change
changed

5. Her dress was too long, so she had it ----.

shorten
shortened

6. You'd better have a plumber ---- the leak in the bathroom.

repair
repaired

7. Instead of buying a new pair of shoes, I had my old ones ----.

repair
repaired

8. I got everyone in the family ---- Mary's birthday card before I sent it to her.

sign
to sign

9. I didn't have any time so I had my sister ---- my paper last night.

type
to type

10. The teacher got the students ---- the first quatrain of the poem to make it easy to
memorize.

write
to write

11. Regular repetition makes one ---- new words easily.

learn
to learn

5. Have sg. done


1. We   (the house/paint) at the moment. 

2. I lost my key. I will have to   (another


key/make). 

3. When was the last time you   (your hair/cut) ? 

4.   (you/a newspaper/deliver) to your house


every day, or do you go out and buy one ? 
5. What are those workmen doing in your garden ? ...Oh,

we   (a garage/build). 

6. This coat is dirty. I must   (it/clean). 

7. If you want to wear earrings, why don't you   


(your ears/pierce)? 

8. Why did you go to the cleaner's ? ...I needed   


(my jacket /clean). 

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