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Causative Form

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  • You are going _________ (the party/organize).
    to have the party organized.
  • She didn't decorate the house herself. She ____________________ by professionals.
    had her house decorated
  • He won't fix his car. He ______________ at the garage.
    will have his car fixed
  • Lucía ___________ (her hair/do) for the wedding right now.
    is having her hair done
  • Why do we use the causative form?
    To talk about actions that somebody or something does for us.
  • CORRECT THE MISTAKE: I got my eyes tested once a year.
    I GET/HAVE my eyes tested once a year.
  • She doesn't do her own hair. She __________ by the hairdresser.
    has her hair done
  • We can use the preposition ______ to introduce the agent.
    By
  • Last night Neil _______________________. (someone stole his mobile phone)
    had his mobile phone stolen.
  • The causative form can be formed with infinitive and gerund forms. True or False?
    True
  • Convert it into a question. - I had my camera fixed.
    Did you have your camera fixed?
  • CORRECT THE MISTAKE: He had his hair cuted.
    He had his hair CUT.
  • We haven't painted the room. We _________
    have had our room painted.
  • They haven't tested their son's eyesight. They_________ by an optician.
    have had their son's eyesight tested
  • In informal conversations we can use "get" instead of "have". True or False?
    True
  • Which is the form of the causative form?
    Subject+have/get+object+past participle (by+agent)
  • He will not translate the email. He __________ by a friend.
    will have the email translated
  • The causative form cannot be used with most verb forms. True or False?
    False
  • Which tense is it? - She has had the windows washed.
    Present Perfect
  • What is the difference in meaning? 1- Tony had his car repaired 2- Tony had repaired his car.
    1- Someone repaired Tony's car. 2- It was Tony who repaired his car.
  • Which tense is it? -She has the windows washed.
    Present Simple
  • Which tense is it? - She is having the windows washed.
    Present continuous
  • I ____________ (my motorbike/service) at the moment.
    am having my motorbike serviced
  • Amanda ____________ (the carpet/clean) last week.
    had the carpet cleaned