Causatives (have/get sth done) Exercises PDFSet 1: The Causative: Have/Get Something Done
20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.What does this sentence mean? "I had my hair cut."
a) I cut my own hair.b) My hair was very long.c) A hairdresser cut my hair for me.d) I was cutting my hair.
2.I ___ my car washed at the car wash every weekend.
a) haveb) amc) dod) make
3.She ___ her dress cleaned before the party last week.
a) hasb) isc) wasd) had
4.We need to ___ the roof repaired before winter.
a) makeb) getc) letd) do
5.Tom ___ his eyes tested last month.
a) hasb) is havingc) hadd) was
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Preview: Answers
1.A hairdresser cut my hair for me.
2.have
3.had
4.get
5.had
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Preview: Explanations
1."A hairdresser cut my hair for me."(c)
'Have something done' means you arrange for someone else to do something for you. 'I had my hair cut' = a hairdresser (or someone else) cut my hair — I didn't do it myself.
2."have"(a)
The causative structure is 'have + object + past participle'. For present simple habits, we use 'have': 'I have my car washed every weekend' means I arrange for someone to wash it regularly.
3."had"(d)
Past simple causative: 'had + object + past participle'. 'Last week' tells us to use the past form 'had'. 'She had her dress cleaned' = she arranged for someone to clean it.
4."get"(b)
'Get something done' is an informal alternative to 'have something done'. Both mean arranging for someone else to do something. 'Get' is more common in everyday spoken English.
5."had"(c)
Past simple causative: 'had + object + past participle'. 'Last month' is a past time marker, so we use 'had'. 'Tom had his eyes tested' = he went to an optician.
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