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. I'm going to have Mike ________ my computer to see what's wrong.
look at
to look at
looked at
2. One of my wisdom teeth was hurting, so I went to the dentist ________.
to have it remove
to have it to be removed
to have it removed
3. Are you going to ________ like this?
let him suffer
let him to suffer
allow him suffer
4. The teacher ________ my essay in class today.
had me to read
had me read
had it read
5. Julie will not ________ the boy from across the street.
let her daughter marry
let her daughter to marry
let her daughter married
6. I had the ________ when I was renovating my apartment.
wall to be knocked down
wall knocked down
wall knock down
7. I ________ her to apologize.
made him call
made him to call
made him called
8. I have ________ many times.
my heart broken
had my heart broken
had my heart broke
9. The authorities ________ as soon as they found out she was there illegally.
have her deport
had her to be deported
had her deported
10. I had my boyfriend ________.
make me breakfast
made me breakfast
to make me breakfast
11. Robert had his brother ________.
to help him move
help him move
to help move him
12. We ________ by a professional gardener.
had mowed the lawn
had our lawn to be mowed
had our lawn mowed
13. Are you going to ________ this way?
let him behave
get him behave
have him to behave
14. Harry got another lawyer ________.
represent him
represented him
to represent him
15. Arthur will not ________ his car.
let us borrow
let us to borrow
let us borrowed
16. I had the problem ________.
to be taken care of
taken care of
take care of
17. We had our teacher ________ to us.
explain the answer
to explain the answer
explained the answer
18. They managed to get her ________.
explained what she did
to explain what she did
explain what she did
19. The prosecutor hoped to have the suspect ________ as soon as possible.
arrested
arrest
to arrest
20. Can I get ________ by Tuesday?
these books deliver
delivered these books
these books delivered
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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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