Causative Sentences with 'Have' - Worksheet

What does the sentence “I had my car washed yesterday” mean?

• I washed my car myself.

• Someone else washed my car for me.

• I didn’t wash my car.

• I will wash my car tomorrow.

“She’s having her nails done right now” means:

• She is painting her nails.

• Someone is doing her nails for her.

• She has finished doing her nails.

• She never paints her nails.

Which sentence shows that someone else did the action?

• I cut my hair.

• I had my hair cut.

• I am cutting my hair.

• I cut hair for others.

“We had our roof repaired” suggests that:

• We repaired it ourselves.

• Someone repaired it for us.

• We plan to repair it soon.

• It doesn’t need repair.

“He had his laptop fixed” means:

• He repaired his laptop.

• His friend borrowed his laptop.

• Someone repaired his laptop for him.

• His laptop is broken.

“She has her hair cut every two weeks.” This means:

• A. She cuts other people’s hair.

• B. She cuts her own hair.

• C. She pays someone to cut her hair regularly.

• D. She never cuts her hair.

The main idea of a causative sentence with “have” is:

• The subject does the action.

• The subject makes someone else do the action.

• The subject avoids the action.

• The subject refuses the action.

“They will have their house painted” implies:

• They are painting it now.

• Someone else will paint their house.

• They refuse to paint their house.

• Their house is already painted.

“I’ll have the report typed by noon” means:

• I’ll type the report.

• Someone will type it for me.

• I won’t submit the report.

• I’ll read the report.

The causative verb “have” often shows:

• Command

• Permission

• Getting something done by someone else

• Doing the work yourself