Name: _____________________________________________ Date: _______________________

Grammar Workshop
Causative form

I. Fill the gaps with have and the verb in brackets in their correct forms.
1. We ___had______ the roof ___repaired______ last year. It cost us a packet.
(repair)
2. Anne _____has____ her hair____done______ every Friday afternoon. (do)
3. I ____had been having_______ the brakes___checked_____ three times a year.
(check)
4. The government __was having______ the whole town
_______evacuated___yesterday. (evacuate)
5. I ______was having____ my hard drive___charged___ for a bigger one last
week. (change)
II. Choose the best verb for completing the sentences. You don´t need to use all of them.

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1. When did you last ____have__ the air-conditioning ____cleaned______ ?

2. You don´t think Liv Tyler´s beautiful?! You should_have_______ your eyes
___cleaned_____.
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3. Your cat´s coughing. You need to __will have_______ him _____treated______

for parasites.
4. Daphne ___had______ her legs _____treated___ once a fortnight.
5. I normally __have_____ my suit dry ______done_ before a wedding.
III. Rewrite these sentences using ´To have something done´

e.g.
1) They serviced Ken’s car yesterday.
Ken had his car serviced yesterday.

2) They’re repairing our roof at the moment. – We are repairing the roof at the moment
3) They’re going to fit a stereo in my car. –I’m going
4) Someone cleans Sue’s flat once a week. –Sue´s flat will have been cleaned once a
week by someone
5) Has anyone tested your eyes recently? –Have you ever a?
6) Someone stole John’s briefcase last week. –John………
7) Someone cleans her house. – She…….
8) Someone cooks her meals. –She………
9) Someone washes her clothes. –She.……
10) Somebody cleans her windows. –She……

IV Change these examples into the structure ‘have + object + past participle’ or ‘get +
object + past participle’.

For example: I cleaned my kitchen (have) →I had my kitchen cleaned.

1. I washed my car. (have)
_________had my car washed
__________________________________________________________________
2. I cut my hair. (get)
_____got my hair cut
______________________________________________________________________
3. I typed the documents. (have)
_______________had the documents typed
____________________________________________________________
4. I fixed my washing machine. (get)
____________________________________get my washing machine fixed
_______________________________________
5. I cut my grass. (have)
_____________i have my grass cut
______________________________________________________________
6. I painted my bedroom. (get)
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______________________________________got my bedroom painted

_____________________________________
7. I repaired my fridge. (have)
______________had my fridge repaired
_____________________________________________________________
8. I tidied my garden. (get)
___________________got my garden
tidied________________________________________________________
9. I edited the article. (have)
____________had the article edited
_______________________________________________________________
10. I cleaned the carpets. (get)
_______________i got the carpets cleaned
____________________________________________________________

Passive voice
V. Fill in the blanks with the passive voice of the verb in parentheses ( ). Choose an
appropriate tense.

E.g. Hollywood was built in the early 1900s. (build)

1. Most American movies _________________ in Hollywood.(make)

2. Let’s get some popcorn. It’s fresh. It__________________ right now.
3. Movie listings ____________ in the newspaper. (can/find)
4. Children___________to see some movies. (not/allow)
5. Hurry! The winners ___________ in ten minutes. (announce)
6. In 1929, only fifteen Oscars __________ . (present)
7. Before 1941, the winners’ names _________ in newspapers the night before the
ceremony. (publish)
8. A new theater __________ near my house at this time. (build)
9. We can’t get into the movie theater because all the tickets __________already.
(sell)
10. Did you see the movie Harry Potter? Where it__________? (film)

VI. Find the mistakes with the underlined verbs in the sentences below and correct them.
Not every sentence has a mistake. If the sentence is correct, write C.
1. We went to see a movie.
2. I don’t like scary movies. I can’t be slept afterwards.
3. Did the movie directed by Steven Spielberg?
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4. People in the audience are eaten popcorn.

5. The popcorn is fresh. It is been popped right now.
6. Popcorn sells in the lobby of the theater.
7. Before the movie, coming attractions are show.
8. At the end of the movie, we were left the theater and went home.
9. A lot of popcorn containers and candy wrappers was left on the floor
of the theater.
10. Some movies can be enjoy by the whole family.