CAUSATIVE

VERBS
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Requests, Does Verb on Object

Orders,
Forces,
Subject Pays etc Agent

Causative Verbs — Verbs that indicate that one person (Subject) causes another
person (Agent) to do (verb) on someone or something (Object). The Subject can cause
the Agent to do something either by paying, requesting, asking or forcing the Agent
to do it.
(वो Verbs जो ये बताता है �क कोई व्यिक (कतार) �कसी दस ू रे व्यिक (Agent) को आदे श दे कर, �नवेदन कर के,
दवाब डाल कर या पैसे दे कर कायर (�क्र) कराता है और �क्र �कसी व्यिक अथवा वस्त (Object) पर होता है ।)
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Have Get Make

HAVE
STRUCTURE – 1 STRUCTURE – 2
Sub. + have + agent + Bare Infinitive + Obj. Sub. + have + obj + V3 + by + agent
according Vb.f. according
to tense to tense

Eg:- Eg:-
1. I had him do the work. 1. I had the work done by him.
2. She has Alok do her homework. 2. Mohit has his car washed every
3. Rajesh will have Rohini buy a week.
dress for his mothers. 3. I will have my suit stitched soon.
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Eg.: I am going (1)/ to have this certificate (2)/
Ans:- (3)
attest by the Director. (3)/ No error. (4)
‘attested’ will
(SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator &
LDC Exam. 04.12.2011 (IInd Sitting (North Zone) replace ‘attest’.
Here ‘have’ is a
causative verb
that takes V3 after
it.
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GET
STRUCTURE – 1 STRUCTURE – 2
Sub. + get + Agent + Infinitive + obj Sub. + get + obj. + V3 + by + Agent

according to + Vb.f. according

to Tense to Tense

Eg:- Eg:-

1. I got the servant to clean my house. 1. Manisha got her car sold.
2. People will get their names
2. I will get an agent to book my ticket. registered.
3. I always get an experienced teacher 3. She usually gets her hair
coloured.
to teach my students.
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4. Get this book (1)/ be published (2)/ in time. (3)/
4. (2) Remove ‘be’. After
No error. (4)
causative verb
(SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & ‘get’, V3 comes.
LDC Exam. 04.12.2011 (IInd Sitting (North Zone)
5. (3) Change 'benefit'
5. We hope devotees will (1)/ participate in the into 'benefitted'
because 'get' is
event and (2)/ get spiritually benefit. (3)/ No
followed by V3.
Error (4)
SSC (steno.) 2017, 11 Sept., Morning
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STRUCTURE
Sub. + make + Agent + Vb.f + obj.
According to tense

Eg:- 1. I made him do the work.

2. I will make the students complete the syllabus in time.
3. She makes us get up early in the morning.

Note 'Make' as Causative Verb takes 'Bare Infinitive' in Active Voice and Infinitive
in Passive Voice. (Causative Verb के रूप म �Active Voice म� 'Make' के बाद 'Bare
Infinitive' आता है और Passive Voice म� Infinitive आता है ।)

Eg:- 1. He made us do the work. (A.V)

Bare Infinitive
We were made to do the work by him. (P.V)
Infinitive
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2. She made the child to study hard.
2. (1) Replace ‘to study’
(1) study hard with ‘study’. After
(2) No Error (SSC CHSL (10+2) LDC, DEO & causative verb
PA/SA Exam, 06.12.2015 (Ist ‘made’ bare
(3) She made Sitting) TF No. 1375232) infinitive (Vb.f) is
(4) the child used.

3. The landlady made me changing the design of 3. (3) Replace 'changing'

with 'change'.
the kitchen three times.
Make + Vb.f. Make
(1) the design when used as a
causative verb is
(2) made me
SSC (CPO) Pre- 2018 followed by Bare
(3) changing 12 March, 2019 Evening Infinitive (base
form of verb)
(4) of the kitchen

Have
1. Agent may or may not
be given in the
sentence.
(वाक् म� Agent हो भी
सकता है और नह�ं भी।)
2. The Main action is in
(मुख् कायर का form होगा)–
(1) Bare Infinitive (Vb.f )
(2) V3
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Get Make
1. Agent may or may not 1. Agent is present in
be given in the the sentence.
sentence. (वाक् म� Agent होगा)
(वाक् म� Agent हो भी 2. The Main action is in
सकता है और नह�ं भी।) (मुख् कायर का form होगा)
2. The Main action is in (1) Bare Infinitive (Vb.f)
(मुख् कायर का form होगा)– – In Active Voice
(1) Infinitive (to Vb.f) (2) Infinitive (to + Vb.f)
(2) V3
– In Passive Voice
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There are two more similar verbs that are not Causative Verbs by definition but
they make similar sentence structure.
(दो अन् Verbs जो नाम से Causative Verb नह�ं है परन्त वाक् के बनावट से Causative Verb क�
तरह है ।)
1 LET 2 HELP
1 LET Meaning → Allow / Permit (अनुम�त दे ना)
STRUCTURE – 1
Subject + let + agent + Vb.f + object

according to Tense

Eg:- 1. I will let you drive my car.

2. My father has let me choose my career.
3. I cannot let you swim in this pool.
4. Let me go.
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Meaning → सहायता करना

STRUCTURE – 1 STRUCTURE – 2
Subject + help + agent + Infinitive + obj Subject + help + agent + Bare Infinitive + obj
according to + Vb.f. according Vb.f
to Tense to Tense

Eg:- Eg:-
He helped me to do my work. She helped me prepare lunch.