CAUSATIVE

Change these examples into the structure ‘have + object + past participle’ or ‘get +
object + past

participle’. For example: I cleaned my kitchen (have) → I had my kitchen cleaned.

1. I washed my car. (have)

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2. I cut my hair. (get)

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3. I typed the documents. (have)

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4. I fixed my washing machine. (get)

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5. I cut my grass. (have)

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6. I painted my bedroom. (get)

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7. I repaired my fridge. (have)

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8. I tidied my garden. (get)

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9. I edited the article. (have)

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10. I cleaned the carpets. (get)

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11. I printed the photo. (have)

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12. I checked my teeth. (get)

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13. I cleaned the windows. (have)

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14. I made the necklace. (get)

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15. I delivered the furniture. (have)

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16. I repaired the roof. (get)

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17. I wrote the report. (have)

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18. I dyed my hair. (get)

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Coloca el verbo entre paréntesis en la forma correcta causativa con el verbo have. Usa el
tiempo verbal que consideres más correcto, según el sentido que la frase tenga.

Her car broke. So she __________it (fix)

Every two weeks she goes to the hairdressing and she _______(cut)

Mary could paint your room and then you __________your room _____ (paint)

Don’t you see this big poster from here? You need to _______ your eyes ______
(check)

My mother’s door is broken. Tomorrow my mother ________ her door ______

(replace).

Can I ______ my shoes _______ in that shop?

Your flat is dirty. I think you should ______ your flat _______ (cleaned) .I know
someone who is available to clean it for you.
 MODAL VERBS

1.-Complete each sentence with a suitable modal, affirmative or negative. There may
be more than one possible answer.

1. No pushing, please. You ………………… wait your turn in the queue.

2. You ………………… book in advance. It’s a very popular restaurant.

3. You ………………… hire a driver. We will take you around the city.

4. ………………… you see the Eiffel Tower from your window?

5. It ………………… rain later, so take an umbrella.

6. We ………………… be late. Our host will be insulted.

7. We ………… go sightseeing yesterday because the weather was very bad.

2.-Complete the sentences with the modal perfects below and the correct form of
the verbs in brackets.

would have • should have • must have • may have • could have • shouldn’t
have • couldn’t have

1. Thanks for your help. We ……………………………… (do) it without you.

2. You ……………………………… (take) a guided tour. You didn’t see many of

the landmarks in the city.

3. We ……………………………… (hire) a guide, but our friends insisted on

showing us around the city.

4. He ……………………………… (forget) to meet us. He’s not very reliable.

5. I’m not certain, but we ……………………………… (meet) before.

6. It’s too bad you didn’t tell me she was in hospital. I ………………………………
(send) her some flowers.

7. The necklace is beautiful, but you ……………………………… (buy) me such an

expensive gift.

4.-Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the original
meaning.
 1. There’s a possibility that we’re going to check out a day earlier. (might)

2. Smoking in the hotel is forbidden. (mustn’t)

3. They had tickets to the concert, but decided not to go. (could have)

4. Does she know how to drive? (can)

5. It’s impossible that his story is true. (can’t)

6.It wasn’t polite that you didn’t thank them for their hospitality. (should have)

5.-Complete the sentences with a suitable modal or modal perfect, affirmative or

negative and the correct form of the verbs in brackets. There may be more than one
possible answer.

1. We ……………………………… (hire) a guide, but we decided that we would

go sightseeing on our own.

2. You ……………………………… (wander off). We were very worried about you.

3. We ……………………………… (stay) in a youth hostel next time. It’s a lot

cheaper than a hotel.

4. I’m sure it wasn’t intentional. It ……………………………… (be) a mistake.

5. ……………………………… we ……………………………… (book) a room with a view,

please?

6. The room was very crowded, so he ……………………………… (see) us there.

7. It’s a fixed price, so you ……………………………… (ask) for a discount.

7 .- Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets. Do not
change the original meaning.

1. It wasn’t necessary to bring me a gift. (need)

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2. Perhaps that was Joe who just walked by. (might)

That .

4. There’s a possibility that we won’t arrive on time. (may)

We .

5. Participation is mandatory. (have to)

Everyone .

6. We had the option of staying at more expensive accommodation.

(could)

We .

7. There’s no need to stand in the queue. (have to)

You .

8. I suggest staying in a hotel near the city centre. (should)

You .

PASSIVE VOICE

1. Complete the sentences with a passive construction, using the verbs given in the
form suggested.

1. Much of London (destroy) _________ by fire in the seventeenth century. (Past

Simple)

2. The man who (bite)____________________ by a snake was given a serum. (Past

Perfect)

3. A leader should be a man who can (respect)____________________. (Infinitive)

4. Many slums (demolish) ___________ to make way for new buildings. (Present
Continuous.)

5. The police (instruct) ___________ to take firm action against hooligans. (Present
Perfect)

6. He (save)______________ from bankruptcy by the kindness of a friend. (Past

Simple)
7. A cease-fire (expect) ____________________ (declare) ____________________
later this week. (Present Simple, Infinitive)

8. A great deal of research (do)__ ____ into possible causes of cancer (Present Perfect)

9. The worker claimed that he (victimize)___________ by his employers. (Past

Continuous)

10. The tenant (evict)____________________ for not paying his rent. (Past Simple)

11. It (think) ____________ that the Government would do something to help. (Past
Perfect)

12. Three hundred new houses (build) _________ by the end of next year. (Future
Perfect)

13. (Threaten)____________________ by a blackmailer, he immediately informed the

police. (Perfect Participle)

14. Customers (ask) ____________________ to ensure that they (give)

____________________ the correct change before leaving the shop, as mistakes

cannot

afterwards (rectify)____________________. (Present Simple, Present Perfect,

Infinitive)

15. The man was sent to prison for six months, (find) ____________________ guilty of
fraud. (Perfect Participle)

4. Complete the sentences with a passive construction after deciding the tense, using
the verbs given

1. In 1987, an emergency decision ___________________after the oilspill. (take)

2. This morning, aerosol sprays __________from the perfume department. (remove)

3. Next month this river ___________________. (clean up)

4. The 'hole' in the ozone layer ___________________by scientists for 30 years.

( notice)

5. If cars ___________________from the area, we will soon suffer from respiratory

illnesses. (not ban)

6. If a nuclear bomb exploded, the earth___________________. (destroy)

7. Scientists say that the ozone layer___________________by chemicals. (destroy)

6. Make questions to which the underlined words are the answers:

1. Peter was accused of murder

2. No, it hasn't been answered

3. He was arrested because he hit a man.

4. Few of the girls have been invited.

5. George has been taken to hospital.