Causative have and get
Describe arranged services with have/get something done; Name the person performing a task with have or get patterns; Distinguish arranged services from unwelcome events.
1. Which sentence means that a professional repaired the speaker's phone?
Multiple Choice20sAI had my phone repaired.✓BI repaired my phone myself.CI had repaired my phone before noon.DI got my phone repair.💡 Have + object + past participle describes an arranged service.
2. Get can replace have in have/get something done, and it is generally more informal.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 Both forms describe an arranged service, with get the more informal choice.
3. Use the past participle of repair: We're having the roof _____ before winter.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedrepaired💡 A past participle follows the object in have something done.
4. Which sentence correctly names the person who performed the task using have?
Multiple Choice20sAI had the technician check the wiring.✓BI had the technician to check the wiring.CI had checked the technician the wiring.DI had the wiring check by the technician.💡 Have + person is followed by the base infinitive without to.
5. Match each causative structure to its example.
Matching30sHave something done→We had the windows cleaned.Get something done→She got her passport renewed.Have someone do something→I had Amir translate the letter.Get someone to do something→I got Amir to translate the letter.💡 The object and infinitive forms distinguish unnamed service providers from named people.
6. Could you get Rosa _____ send me the revised figures?
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedto💡 Get + person requires a to-infinitive.
7. Put the chunks in order to describe an arranged service.
Put in Order30s- 1.We
- 2.are having
- 3.the office
- 4.repainted
- 5.next week.
💡 The continuous form of have locates the arrangement in the future; repainted is the past participle.
8. Which sentence describes an unwelcome event rather than an arranged service?
Multiple Choice20sALeo had his wallet stolen on the train.✓BLeo got his suit cleaned for the wedding.CLeo had a tailor shorten the sleeves.DLeo got a colleague to print the tickets.💡 The theft is an unwanted event that happened to Leo.
9. After get + person, the next verb is a bare infinitive without to.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 The bare infinitive belongs to have + person, not get + person.
10. Use the verb prepare: The manager had an assistant _____ the room before the guests arrived.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedprepare💡 Have + person is followed by the base verb without to.
11. Which sentence correctly puts the causative into the present perfect?
Multiple Choice20sAWe've had the heating system checked.✓BWe've have the heating system checked.CWe've had checked the heating system it.DWe have get the heating system checking.💡 The tense appears on have: have had + object + past participle.
12. Match each situation to the most natural causative sentence.
Matching30sA salon cuts your hair→You get your hair cut.A courier brings your shopping→You have your shopping delivered.You ask Kai and name him→You get Kai to collect the parcel.You instruct an assistant and name her→You have the assistant book a room.💡 The choice depends on whether the performer is named and whether have or get is used.
13. Complete the unwelcome-event pattern with the past participle of steal: Nadia has had her bicycle _____ from outside the station.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedstolen💡 Have + object + past participle can describe an unwelcome experience.
14. In 'I got Sam to update the database', Sam is explicitly identified as the person who did the work.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 Get + person + to-infinitive names the performer.
15. Which sentence means the speaker personally did the work?
Multiple Choice20sAI painted the kitchen yesterday.✓BI had the kitchen painted yesterday.CI got the kitchen painted yesterday.DI had a decorator paint the kitchen yesterday.💡 The ordinary active sentence says I performed the painting; the causatives delegate it.
16. Put the chunks in order to make a get + person causative.
Put in Order30s- 1.We
- 2.got the caretaker
- 3.to replace
- 4.the faulty lock
- 5.yesterday.
💡 Get + person takes a to-infinitive; the final time chunk completes the sentence.
17. Complete with the past participle of cut: How often do you get your hair _____?
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedcut💡 Cut is the past participle after object hair; it has the same form as the base verb.
18. Which more informal sentence means the same as 'I had my eyes tested'?
Multiple Choice20sAI got my eyes tested.✓BI got the optician test my eyes.CI had tested my eyes myself.DI got my eyes to test.💡 Get + object + past participle is the informal service causative.
19. In the service pattern, the word after the object is an active to-infinitive.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 The past participle gives the passive meaning: someone else performs the service.
20. I'll get the IT team _____ look at the network this afternoon.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedto💡 Get + person is followed by to + base verb.