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Topic: Causative form 1 (Mixed)

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level: Intermediate (B1/B2)







REMEMBER: There are two basic causative structures - an active one (Example: "I had Mike fix my computer", "I let him go there"), and a passive one (Example: "I had my computer fixed"). It is often used with the following verbs: TO HAVE, TO LET, TO MAKE, TO GET, and a few others.


1. The sunshine made me ________ of our trip to San Diego.
  think
  to think
  thinking

2. I had my hair ________ last night.
  trim
  trimmed
  trimming

3. I'm going to ________ after the concert.
  have me picked up
  have him to pick me up
  have him pick me up

4. He is going to ________ by a specialist.
  have repaired his AC
  have his AC repaired
  have his AC repair

5. Susan had ________.
  the windows cleaned
  the windows clean
  the windows be cleaned

6. I'll let you ________ my car for your road trip to Las Vegas.
  to borrow
  borrow
  borrowing

7. Hey, do you want me to help you ________?
  to pack
  packing
  pack

8. Why don't you ________ with my friends?
  let me to go out
  let me go out
  let me go to

9. I had my wallet ________ yesterday.
  stolen
  stole
  to steal

10. I had James ________ yesterday.
  to fix my door
  fix my door
  fixed my door


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GRAMMAR REVIEW! Causative form

The causative form in English is used when one person causes another person to do something, or causes something to happen. There are a few common structures for this:

1. Have + object + past participle
(Used when someone arranges for something to be done by someone else)
Example: "I had my car washed."
→ I arranged for someone else to wash my car.

2. Get + object + past participle
(Similar to "have", but slightly more informal)
Example: "She got her hair done."
→ She arranged for someone to do her hair.

3. Make + object + base verb
(Used when someone forces or strongly encourages someone to do something)
Example: "The teacher made us stay after class."
→ The teacher forced us to stay.

4. Let + object + base verb
(Used when someone gives permission)
Example: "He let me borrow his car."
→ He allowed me to borrow it.

5. Help + object + base verb (or to + verb)
(Used when someone assists someone else)
Example: "She helped me (to) fix the computer."

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