CAUSATIVE FORM

We use the Causative Form to show that someone

else does something for us.
I had/got my hair cut yesterday (by the hairdresser).

have something done

THE VERB ‘HAVE’

Present Simple have/has
Present Continuous am/is/are having
Past Simple had
Past Continuous was/were having
Future Simple will have
Future Continuous will be having
Future Perfect Simple will have had
Present Perfect Simple have/has had
Present Perfect Continuous have/has been having
Past Perfect Simple had had
Past Perfect Continuous had been having
Am / Is / Are Going to am / is / are / was/ were going to have
Present Infinitive have
Perfect Infinitive have had
Present Gerund having

get something done

THE VERB ‘GET’

Present Simple get/gets
Present Continuous am/is/are getting
Past Simple got
Past Continuous was/were getting
Future Simple will get
Future Continuous will be getting
Future Perfect Simple will have got
Present Perfect Simple have/has got
Present Perfect Continuous have/has been getting
Past Perfect Simple had got
Past Perfect Continuous had been getting
Am / Is / Are Going to am / is / are going to get
Present Infinitive get
Perfect Infinitive have got
Present Gerund getting
 There are three ways to write the Causative Form.

The mechanic repaired my car.

Have/Get something done

had
I my car repaired (by the mechanic).
got

Have someone do

I had the mechanic repair my car.

Get someone to do

I got the mechanic to repair my car.

Exercise 1: Write the sentences in the causative form.

A) The dentist filled Tom’s tooth last week.

1. Tom had/got his tooth filled last week (by the dentist).
2. Tom had the dentist fill his tooth last week.
3. Tom got the dentist to fill his tooth last week.

B) The doctor checked Kim’s ears yesterday.

1. ________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________

C) The housekeeper cleans our house every week.

1. ________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________
D) The carpenter will fix their door tomorrow.
1.________________________________________________________________
2.________________________________________________________________
3.________________________________________________________________

E) The plumber has repaired my water spout.

1.________________________________________________________________
2.________________________________________________________________
3.________________________________________________________________
4.________________________________________________________________

Exercise 2: Use the correct causative form of the verb in brackets.

1. Charles ........................... (have) his house ........................... (paint) last week.

2. They ........................... (not have) their TV ........................... (fix) yet.
3. Lisa ........................... (may have) her hair ........................... (cut) this afternoon.
4. Susan ........................... (have) a picture ........................... (draw) at the moment.
5. I am going ........................... (get) a dress ........................... (make) for the party.
6. Helena wasn’t at school last week so she .......................... (not get) her
photo .......................... (take) with the class.
7. John ...................................... (have) his hair ............................. (cut) last week.
8. The girls ...................................... (not get) their bicycles ...................................... (fix) yet.
9. Jane ...................................... (should have) her eyes ...................................... (check).
10. Pam ...................................... (have) her house ...................................... (paint) at the moment.
11. The car is dirty. We ................................. (must get) it .................................... (wash) today.
12. Ann ...................................... (not have) her house ...................................... (clean) every day.

Exercise 3: Use the causative form to complete the sentences.

1. The doctor checked my ears last week.

I .......................................................................................................................................... .
2. Someone has already fixed Mike’s computer.
Mike ................................................................................................................................... .
3. Mum washes my clothes once a week.
I .......................................................................................................................................... .
4. Jill is going to take care of Jim’s parrot next week.
Jim ..................................................................................................................................... .
 Exercise 4: Tick the correct answer.

1. I'm going ............ at the new hairdresser's

to get my hair cut
to cut my hair
2. She needs to ........
have her car repairs
have her car repaired
3. I really must get ....... the central heating
somebody to fix
somebody fix
4. They ought to have ........ replace the broken windows
somebody to
somebody
5. He ......... while he was away on holiday
burgled
burgled his flat
6. I .......... my phone repaired after I dropped it
had to
had
7. She didn't have time to get to the shops and .......
get her film developed
develop her film
8. It took ages to get ...........
somebody do it
somebody to do it
9. I'll ....... John to do it when he arrives
get
have
10. She ......... on the underground last week
had her purse stolen
got her purse stolen
11. He .......... tickets sent to his home address yesterday
has had
had
12. You should .......... a long time ago
have it fixed
have had it fixed
13. They couldn't .......... anyone to fix their burst pipes
get
have
14. They had it ....... by the same person who decorated their old
house
to do
done
 Exercise 5: Fill in the spaces using the prompts given.

1. I went to the hairdresser's this morning to HAVE MY

HAIR CUT. (hair/cut)

2. You should take your car to the mechanic to

_______________________________________.
(brakes/repair)

3. For their wedding anniversary, Mary

_____________________ which they ate at a large
party. (big cake/make)

4. I have to _____________________, otherwise I

can't work on my thesis. (computer/repair)

5. "Did John repair your roof?" "No, we

_____________________ that he knows."
(it/do/builder)

6. We _____________________ and he said it was

worth over a thousand dollars. (statue/value/art expert)

7. We should _____________________ before the

summer begins. It's looking dirty. (pool/clean)

8. The local council want all dog owners to

_____________________ to reduce the problem of
strays. (dogs/tag)

9. I broke the heel on my shoe this morning and now I

need to _____________________. (it/repair)

10. After the car accident, Cynthia

_____________________ and looked as she did
before. (nose/reshape/famous plastic surgeon)

Exercise 6: Complete the sentences with the words in brackets.

1. The doctor made the patient …….. stay …….. in bed. (stay)
2. Mrs. Crane had her house ……… painted ……….. . (paint)
3. The teacher had the class …………………………. a 2000-word research paper.
(write)
4. I made my son …………………………. the windows before he could go outside to
play. (wash)
5. Don got some kids in the neighborhood …………………………… out his garage.
(clean)
6. I went to the bank to have a check ……………………………….. . (cash)
7. Tom had a bad headache yesterday, so he got his twin brother Tim
………………………. to class for him. The teacher didn’t know the difference.
(go)
8. When Scott went shopping, he found a jacket he really liked. After he had
the sleeves …………………………, it fit him perfectly. (shorten)
9. My boss made me ………………………. my report because he wasn’t satisfied
with it. (redo)
10. Alice stopped at the service station to have the tank …………………………. .
(fill)

Exercise 7: Circle the correct answer.

1. She has to get her hair ……………………………… .

a) to do b) do c) done d) did
2. Our teacher is going to make us …………………………… a tape.
a) listen to b) listened to c) to listen to d)
listen
3. They had to have him …………………….. their summer house.
a) painted b) paint c) to paint d)
painting
4. Do you know where I can get my car …………………………….. ?
a) washed b) to wash c) wash d)
washes
5. The comedian was not able to make us ……………………………. .
a) laughing b) to laugh c) laugh d)
laughed
6. You can’t get that man ……………………. your radio.
a) fix b) to fix c) fixed d)
fixing
7. I can never make her ………………………her mind.
a) change b) to change c) changed d)
changing
8. We had two pictures ………………………… .
a) take b) taken c) to take d) took
9. When are you going to have your father …………………… a book?
a) bought b) to buy c) buy d)
buying
10. Please have the maid ……………………… my room.
a) clean b) cleaned c) to clean d)
cleaning
 11. I know he stole the money. We’ll get him ………………………. .
a) talk b) talking c) talked d) to
talk
12. We had to hire a few men to get the trees ………………………… .
a) cut down b) to cut down c) cutting down d) cutted
down

Exercise 8: Complete the sentences with the words in brackets.

1. I __________________________________ right now. (my

car/service)

2. My brother ____________________ by a vandal last month. (his

bike/damage)

3. The boss _____________________________ next week. (our

office/paint)

4. They _______________________ as soon as possible. (the

carpets/clean) 5. We _______________________ recently.

(a rose garden/plant)

6. I ____________________ by the end of the week. (the

kitchen/redecorate) 7. John ________________________

every month. (his hair/cut)

Exercise 9: Circle the correct answer.

1. Jim ____ to drive him to work last night.

a. has a friend b. had a friend c. got a friend
2. Next week I ____ make a dress for me.
a. am having my aunt b. am getting my aunt c. have my
aunt
3. You shouldn’t ____ type the letters for you.
a. be getting Tina b. have Tina to c. get Tina to
4. Will you ____ your hair for the party?
a. get someone done b. get someone to do c. have
someone to do
5. How does he ____ so hard?
 a. have her to study b. get her to study c. has her
study
6. Let’s get dad ____ us shopping.
a. to take b. take c. taking
7. I ____ my father drive me to work in the mornings.
a. have b. get c. am having
8. We should ____ the dentist check our teeth once a year.
a. get b. got c. have
9. Our teacher ____ to write a test.
a. has just got us b. has just had us c. had just
got us
10. I ____ to fix my computer tomorrow
a. am having my cousin b. had my brother c. will get