Causative - active

Causative

The ​active

Use the causative to express the idea that one person pesuades or "causes" another person to do something

​Use get + an object + an infinitive

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​I'll get the waiter to correct the check

​They got him to pay for dinner

​Did she get her friends to give money to the school

​You can also use have + an object + verb in base form as a causative. It expresses the idea that one person directs another to do something

​I'll have my assistant call your office

​We had them bring breakfast to our room

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We had them fix the car before our trip

• they fixed the car

• we fixed the car

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You can have someone ___ that for you

• to do

• does

• do

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Mr. Gates had them open the bank early

• they opened the bank

• Mr. Gates opened the bank

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The lawyer will make them ___ the papers

• signed

• sign

• to sign

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Janet had her mother call the train station

• Janet called her mother

• Her mother called the train station

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She got a service ___ her house before the party

• to clean

• cleaned

• clean

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My father had his boss sign the check

• My father signed the check

• His boss signed the check

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Why don't you get someone ___ you?

• helped

• to help

• help

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Mark had his friends help him with moving

• His friends helped Mark

• Mark helped his friends

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Mrs. Oliver always makes people ___ whatever she wants.

• to do

• did

• do