Exercises

Exercise 1.

Make sentences choosing the correct form.

Model:

He paints the roof of his house.

He has/had/has had the roof of his house paint/paints/painted.

He has the roof of his house painted.

1.

He is mending his shoes.

He is having/has/had his shoes mend/mending/mended.

2.

Her mother served him breakfast in his room.

He had/has had/was had breakfast serve/served/serves in his room.

3.

She was dying her hair.

She was having/had/had had her hair dye/dyed/dyes.

4.

I will clean the carpets tomorrow.

I will be having/have/will have the carpets clean/cleaning/cleaned tomorrow.

5.

The secretary has booked a room for the manager of the company.

The secretary had had/has had/had a room books/booked/booking for the manager.

6.

They have been taking photos during their visit.

They has having/have been having/having photos taking/taken/took during their visit.

7.

You had ironed your shirt.

You had/has had/had had your shirt irons/ironing/ironed.

8.

We had been decorating our house.

We have been having/had been having/has been having our house decorate/ decorated/decorating.

9.

He may send the e-mail.

He may have/have/have may the e-mail send/sends/sent.

10.

I will be cutting my hair.

I will have/will be having/will have been my hair cut/cuts/cutting.

Exercise 2.

Translate the sentences in the causative form.

1.

Tony had his English lessons paid for by the company.

2.

She had her eyes tested every three months.

3.

My mother had a dressmaker shorten her skirts.

4.

He had his luggage sent to the station.

5.

Have you got your watch repaired?

6.

Get the rooms dusted and aired by the time they arrive.

7.

I am having the car washed.

8.

How often do you have your windows cleaned?

9.

Ann had her briefcase stolen from the office while she was out.

Exercise 3.

Choose the correct answer.

1.

I ____ from my new address.

A.

get my mail forward

B.

get my mail to forward

C.

get my mail forwarded

2.

I had Simon ____ everyone home.

A.

drive

B.

driving

C.

driven

3.

Please make him ____ doing that.

A.

to stop

B.

stop

C.

stopped

4.

I ____ a couple of days ago.

A.

had my door to be fixed

B.

had my door fix

C.

had my door fixed

5.

I am going to have a new house____.

A.

to build

B.

built

C.

build

6.

I ____ on my shoulder.

A.

had tattoo done

B.

had a tattoo done

C.

had a tattoo to be done

7.

The movie ____ sad.

A.

made her to feel

B.

made her feel

C.

made her felt

8.

Have these flowers____ to her office, please.

A.

taken

B.

taking

C.

to take

9.

Don’t ____ these things about you!

A.

let him say

B.

let him to say

C.

let him said

10.

I’m going to ____ after the concert.

A.

have me picked up

B.

have him to pick me up

C.

have him pick me up