Do you know what causative verbs are? Causative verbs are verbs that indicate that a subject is causing another person or something to undergo another action.
There are two types of causative verbs. We are going to talk about both of them now. They are active causative verbs and passive causative verbs.
Causative verbs “have” and “get” have more or less the same meaning in sentences. They make the meaning passive. The subject causes something to be done to someone or something else (e.g., “He had the car fixed”).
Active Causative Verbs: The subject causes someone else to do something (e.g., “He had me fix the car”).
Look at the following examples:
Underline the correct word in parentheses.
Example:
I must (sell, sold) this laptop
We must (clean, cleaned) our house.
She always gets her nails (manicure, manicured).
We must have our car (fix, fixed).
You should (check, checked) your car before your trip.
Many couples have their wedding party (delay, delayed).
Have you got your house (paint, painted)?
We must never (neglect, neglected) our family.
I must get this bottle (refill, refilled).
Are you going to get your bed (split, splitted)?
Please have everyone (inform, informed).
Change the sentence into the causative form.
Example:
I pulled out one of my teeth.
👉 I had one of my teeth pulled out.
She cuts her hair once a year.
I should colour my hair every month.
We must renovate the mosque.
I sent the parcel yesterday.
My wife ironed these jeans.
She has informed her husband.
I must repair my smartphone.
I had to sell my laptop because I was broke.
My father mended his shoes this morning.
She cleans her clothes every Saturday.
We must (clean, cleaned) our house.
She always gets her nails (manicure, manicured).
We must have our car (fix, fixed).
You should (check, checked) your car before your trip.
Many couples have their wedding party (delay, delayed).
Have you got your house (paint, painted)?
We must never (neglect, neglected) our family.
I must get this bottle (refill, refilled).
Are you going to get your bed (split, splitted)?
Please have everyone (inform, informed).
She has/gets her hair cut once a year.
I should have/get my hair colored every month.
We must have/get the mosque renovated.
I had/got the parcel sent yesterday.
My wife had/got these jeans ironed.
She has had/got her husband informed.
I must have/get my smartphone repaired.
I had to have/get my laptop sold because I was broke.
My father had/got his shoes mended this morning.
She has/gets her clothes cleaned every Saturday.
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