Causative Verbs Exercise || Have, Make, Get

Causative Verbs Exercise

Task A

Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in the brackets:

1. We should get people __________ some trees in their own areas. (plant)

2. Habiba had her house __________ last week. (paint)

3. Pemba was made __________ a sweet song. (sing)

4. I made my father __________ a new pair of trousers for me. (buy)

5. Imran has got many books __________. (publish)

6. I have to get my TV-set __________. (repair)

7. Mother was making her child __________ that time. (sleep)

8. Why are you making these children __________ on the benches? (stand)

9. I stopped my bike at the gas station to have the tank __________. (fill)

10. Father made me __________ the ladder. (wash)

11. Who has got all this __________ without my permission? (do)

12. His father went to the bank to have a cheque __________. (cash)

13. She got her friend __________ her dress. (stitch)

14. Did your mom get your lunch __________ for you before you left for school? (prepare)

15. Kumar got the jacket __________. (wash)

Task B

Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verbs given in the brackets:

1. Pemba didn’t want to go to the park, but his mom made him __________. (go, to go, gone)

2. I had my hair __________ in a completely new style. (cut, to cut, cutting)

3. Can you make him __________? (laugh, to laugh, laughed)

4. Why did he have the tree __________? (to fell, felled, fallen)

5. Have your assistant __________ these letters immediately! (to send, sent, send)

6. I __________ him to sing a song. (get, make, have)

7. The master made me __________ the room. (sweep, to sweep, swept)

8. The teacher got the students __________ writing. (stopped, to stop, stop)

9. The doctor had an assistant __________ for his help. (appoint, to appoint, appointed)

10. I usually have my car __________ by a mechanic because I can’t do it. (fixed, to fix, fix)

11. Please have your secretary __________ me the information. (fax, to fax, faxed)

12. Sudha has her socks __________ every day. (wash, to wash, washed)

13. I had my hair __________ last night. (trim, trimmed, to trim)

14. Anil gets me __________ his bag. (to carry, carry, carried)

15. The teacher made those boys __________ down. (kneel, to kneel, knelt)

16. He made me __________ the Bible. (to read, read, reading)

17. You can have her __________ your sheets. (to clean, clean, cleaned)

18. I need to get a mechanic __________ my car. (to overhaul, overhaul, overhauled)

19. He had me __________ a pail of water. (fetch, to fetch, fetched)

20. I __________ her and apologize. (made him to call, made him called, made him call)

21. The clever crow got some men __________ the snake. (to kill, kill, killed)

22. Rity got me __________ this matter. (write, written, to write)

23. I made her __________ me. (to follow, followed, follow)

24. He __________ everything done in time. (get, make, has)

Task C

Rewrite the following sentences choosing the best alternatives from the brackets:

1. I had my wallet __________ yesterday. (stolen, stole, to steal)

2. Sita got her shoes __________. (shine, to shine, shined)

3. Mother made me __________ rice. (to cook, cook, cooked)

4. I have to get a letter __________. (to type, type, typed)

5. Did you get your photos __________? (to take, take, taken)

6. My father got me __________ in the garden. (work, to work, works)

7. She __________ her father to buy a cell phone for her. (has, makes, will get)

8. Dr. Adhikari made the nurse __________ the patient’s condition overnight. (monitor, to monitor, monitored)

9. Bhupal didn’t want to wash his car, so with a little smooth talk he got his friend __________ it for him. (wash, to wash, washed)

10. I’m going to have Suman __________ my computer to see what is wrong. (look at, to look at, looked at)

11. One of my teeth really hurt, so I went to the dentist to have it……….....……… (remove, removed, to remove)

12. Sabnam……….....………that he wouldn’t tell anyone. (made him promised, made him promise, promised to make)

13. The movie……….....………sad. (made to feel, made him feel, made him to feel)

14. Ashoka, the Great, got many trees planted and many wells……….....………in his empire for the welfare of his subjects. (dig, dug, to dig)

15. Did you have all the arrangements……….....………before the guests arrived? (make, made, to make)

16. My teacher made me……….....………my homework because he wasn’t happy with my handwriting. (redo, to redo, redone)

17. The students wanted to submit written documents but the teacher made them ……….....………an oral presentation as well. (give, to give, given)

18. I have my hair……….....………every two weeks. (cut, to cut, cutting)

19. I had my jacket……….....………yesterday. (clean, to clean, cleaned)

20. Did you have your roof……….....………? (repair, to repair, repaired)

21. When are you going to have your bad tooth……….....……out? (take, to take, taken)

22. He had his car……...regularly so it never broke down. (service, to service, serviced)

23. They had it........by the same person who decorated their old house. (do, to do, done)

24. He had his bags……….....………onto the train by a porter. (load, to load, loaded)

25. The robbers made the passengers……….....………on the floor. (lie, to lie, lain)

26. She made me……….....………the vegetables. (eat, to eat, eaten)

27. They had the posters……….....………down. (take, took, taken)

28. She is planning to get the workmen……….....my furniture. (move, to move, moved)

29. I had a tattoo……….....………on my lower back. (do, to do, done)

30. I’d have my garden weeded and my lawn……….....………. (mow, to mow, mowed)

31. My computer is not working, I need to get it……….....………. (to fix, fix, fixed)

32. Sunil got Anu……….....………the kitchen. (to clean up, clean up, cleaned up)

33. My sister had Anup……….....………the carpet. (vacuum, to vacuum, vacuumed)

34. How often do you……….....………nowadays? (have your hair cut, get your hair to cut, have cut your hair)

35. I spilled some sauce on my suit. Now I need to get my suit……….....………. (clean, to clean, cleaned)