CAUSATIVES....FOR 4-A/B

Causatives

A) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses:

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)
11. I got Mary …. me some money so I could go to a movie last night. (lend)
12. Mr. Fields went to a doctor to have the wart on his nose …… (remove)
13. Peeling onions always makes me ………………………… . (cry)
14. Tom Sawyer was supposed to paint the fence, but he didn’t want to do it. He was a very clever boy. Somehow he got his friends ……………………….. it for him. (do)
15. We had a professional photographer ………………………… pictures of everyone who participated in our wedding. (take)
16. I spilled some tomato sauce on my suit coat. Now I need to get my suit …. (clean)

B) Circle the correct one:

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