- Have something done –

Exercise 7 – ORAL. Answer the questions using – to have something done - . Choose from the brackets.

1. Why did you go to the cleaner’s? (to clean my coat)………………………………………………………

2. Why did you go to the jeweller’s? (to repair my watch)…………………………………………………..

3. Why did you go to the optician’s? (to test my eyes)……………………………………….

Exercise 8. Write sentences with – have something done –

1. Lisa didn’t repair the roof herself. ………………………………………………………………………..

2. I didn’t cut my hair myself. ……………………………………………………………………………………

3. They didn’t paint the house themselves. …………………………………………………………………….

4. John didn’t build that wall himself. …………………………………………………………………………

5. I didn’t deliver the flowers myself. …………………………………………………………………………..

Exercise 9. Read about each situation and write sentences with – have something done -:

1. Melanie is paying the man who has repaired her bicycle. Melanie…………………………………………………………………………………….

2. David went to the hospital. A nurse bandaged his arm. David……………………..

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3. Daniel is going to the dentist. He is going to fill his tooth. Daniel………………..

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4. Laura is walking around town while her photos are being developed. Laura…

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Exercise 10. Complete the sentences using the correct form of – have something done –

1. (my central heating / service) I haven’t had my central heating service since last autumn.

2. Are you going to (these shoes / repair) or shall I throw them away?

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3. My neighbours are (an extension/ build) onto their house at the moment.

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4. I must (my glasses / mend). They keep falling off. …………………………………

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5. Where do you (your hair / do)? It always looks very nice. ……………………….

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6. I (four new tires / fit) on my car last month. ……………………………………….

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7. I’ve just (my suit / dry-clean). ………………………………………………………..

Exercise 11. Something unpleasant happened to each of these people last week. Make sentences using – have something done – with its second meaning.

1. Kate (her wallet / steal) from her bag while she was out shopping.

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2. Peter (his flat / burgle) while he was out at work.

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3. Mr and Mrs Woods (the roof of their house / damage) in a storm.

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4. Lynne (the radio / steal) from her car.

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5. My brother (his nose / break) in a football match.

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Exercise 12. Translate into English, using – to have something done-

1. Я делаю причёску в парикмахерской каждую пятницу.

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2. Здесь вам почистят пальто за одни сутки (overnight).

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3. Вам надо отгладить и почистить костюм.

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4. Мне надо сфотографироваться. …………………………………………………

5. Здесь можно отдать в чистку плащ? ……………………………………………

6. Вам не починят кран до понедельника. …………………………………………….

7. Где вам шьют? ………………………………………………………………………….

8. Где вам шили это платье? ……………………………………………………………

9. У него украли документы в прошлом году. ………………………………………..

10. Ей выкрасили кухню в светло-зелёный цвет ………………………………………

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11. Она сшила себе новое пальто. ……………………………………………………….

12. Мне нужно сделать причёску. ………………………………………………………

Exercise 13. Right / wrong – Passive Voice. Find the mistake and correct it.

1. By four o’clock Nick was tired of fishing.

2. These bushes have grown so high they block the window.

3. Since all our matches had soaked when the boat turned over we could not make a fire.

4. Joan’s face was covered with scratches and his clothes was torn and dirty.

5. The plane wasn’t delayed in Colorado.

6. The letter has to sign the chief of police.

7. Peaches can be bought here for 10 p each.

8. Jim laughed as he fell into the water.

9. The meeting was to be continued after lunch.

10. He was such a good runner that he could be caught.

11. It was obvious that the order couldn’t be controlled by authorities.

12. The passes through the mountains were often block with snow during the winter.

13. These lilac bushes should being trimmed.

14. It was impossible to tell what was in the can, for the label has been torn off.

15. A calendar tells you how each month will divide into weeks.

16. I hope they will have been received the papers by tomorrow afternoon.