Causative verb

You’re too busy to clean your room, so you hire a cleaning service to do it for you. Which sentence best describes the situation?

• I let someone clean my room.

• I had my room cleaned.

• I made someone clean my room.

• I cleaned my room.

Your teacher asks the IT technician to fix the projector in the classroom. Which sentence correctly describes this situation?

• The teacher made the technician fix the projector.

• The teacher got the projector fixed.

• The teacher let the technician fix the projector.

• The teacher fixed the projector herself.

Which verb would you use if you want to describe forcing someone to do something?

• Let

• Make

• Get

• Have

Read this sentence:

“He got his car repaired after the accident.”

What does it mean?

• He repaired the car himself.

• He paid someone to repair the car.

• He allowed someone to repair the car.

• vHe forced someone to repair the car.

Look at these sentences:

                  •               Sentence A: She had her hair cut.

                  •               Sentence B: She made her brother cut his hair.

What is the main difference between had and made?

• Had shows a request; made shows permission.

• Had shows hiring someone; made shows forcing someone.

• Had shows forcing someone; made shows hiring someone.

• Had shows helping; made shows requesting.

Fill in the blank:

“I ______ my brother borrow my laptop when his computer stopped working.”

• let

• made

•  had

• got

Which sentence sounds most natural in this situation?

Your boss tells you to ask a designer to create a new company logo.

• I let the designer create the logo.

• I made the designer create the logo.

• I got the logo designed by the designer.

• I designed the logo myself.

You’re hosting a party, but you don’t have time to clean. What could you say?

• I let the kitchen be cleaned.

• I got the kitchen cleaned before the party.

• I made myself clean the kitchen.

• I cleaned the kitchen before the party.

Which sentence is NOT a correct use of a Causative Verb?

• I had my car fixed at the garage.

• She made her sister clean the room.

• They got the plumber to repair the pipes.

• He let his dog to sleep in the room.

What is the main purpose of using Causative Verbs like have, get, let, and make?

• To describe actions done by others for you.

•  To express permission, requests, or commands.

• To simplify complex sentences.

• To describe actions done by others for you. and  To express permission, requests, or commands.