English Language Quiz

They are coming to install our new central heating on Tuesday.

• We are having new central heating installed on Tuesday.

• They don't want to have new central heating installed on Tuesday.

• Our central heating is going to be renewed on Tuesday.

• They are having someone install new central heating on Tuesday.

I think I'll ask my assistant to type these documents for me.

• I think I'll have my assistant type these documents.

• I'll let my assistant type these documents for me.

• My assistant will spend a long time typing these documents.

• I think my assistant will need a new typewriter.

She didn't understand the lesson, so she asked her teacher to explain it again.

• She didn't understand the lesson, so she got her teacher to explain it again.

• She didn't understand the lesson, but her teacher asked her to explain it.

• She understood the lesson without asking her teacher.

• The teacher didn't understand her question and got her to explain it.

The painters painted our house last week.

• We asked the painters to change the paint colour last week.

• We decided to decorate our house last week.

• We had the painters paint our house last week.

• Last week we got some painters to come to our house.

They haven't repaired my smartphone yet.

• I tried to use my broken phone.

• I haven't had my smartphone repaired yet.

• My smartphone went out of order this morning.

• They can't repair my smartphone.

Let's arrange for someone to take photos at our meetings.

• Let's have someone take photos at our meetings.

• Let's arrange the schedule for our workshop on photography.

• We forgot to take photos for our meetings.

• Let's have our meeting photos arranged by someone.

Isn't it time you had someone fix the sensor system at your house?

• Isn't it time you started fixing the sensor system at your house?

• Isn't it time you installed the new sensor system at your house?

• Isn't it time you had the sensor system at your house repaired?

• Isn't it time you called the repair centre about your sensor system?

Robots are going to be used to explore active volcanos in this area.

• They have explored a lot of active volcanos in this area.

• They are going to use robots to deactivate volcanos in this area.

• Robots are exploring active volcanos in many places including this area.

• They are going to have robots explore active volcanos in this area.

My dad likes reading the newspaper in the morning. My grandpa likes that as well.

• My dad likes reading the newspaper in the morning as my grandpa does.

• My dad and grandpa read the newspaper at the same time.

• My dad's reading the newspaper to my grandpa in the morning.

• My dad likes reading the newspaper as much as my grandpa.

We can't spend that much money on a meal pretending that we're rich.

• We can't spend that much money on a meal as we are rich.

• We can't spend that much money on a meal as we were rich.

• We can't spend that much money on a meal as if we would be rich.

• We can't spend that much money on a meal as if we were rich.