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Causative Verbs

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 4hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The barber cut my hair yesterday.

a)

I had the barber cutted my hair.

b)

The barber had cutten my hair.

c)

I had my hair cutted by the barber.

d)

I had my hair cut by the barber.

2.

We paid a mechanic to fix our car.

a)

We got a mechanic to fix our car.

b)

We have a mechanic to fix our car.

c)

We got the paid mechanic to fix our car.

d)

We paid the get to mechanic our car.

3.

We hired a professional to paint our house

a)

We could get professional painter for the house.

b)

We had professional paint the house.

c)

We have the house paint by a professional painter.

d)

We had the house painted by a professional painter.

4.

Which one is the formula?

a)

Get/Have + Something + simple past verb

b)

Get/Have + past participle verb + Something

c)

Get/Have + Something + past participle verb

d)

Something + Get/Have + past participle verb

e)

Something + Get/Have + simple past verb

5.

We should call a plumber to replace the toilet.

a)

We should get our toilet replaced by a plumber.

b)

We should to get our toiled replaced by a plumber.

c)

We should got our toilet replaced by a plumber.

d)

We should gotten our toilet replaced by a plumber.

e)

We should got our call replaced by a toilet.

6.

I don’t ________ my kids watch violent movies.

a)

GET

b)

ALLOW

c)

HAVE

d)

LET

7.

After Billy broke the neighbor’s window, his parents _______________ him pay for it.

a)

GOT

b)

HAD

c)

PERMITTED

d)

MADE

8.

I’ll have my assistant _______________ you to reschedule the appointment.

a)

CALLED

b)

TO CALL

c)

CALLING

d)

CALL

9.

My husband hates housework; I can never ___________ him to wash the dishes!

a)

LET

b)

HAVE

c)

GET

d)

MAKE

10.

Our boss doesn’t let us _______________ lunch at our desks; we have to eat in the cafeteria.

a)

TO EAT

b)

EATING

c)

ATE

d)

EAT

11.

I don't like sci-fi movies, but my ex-boyfriend loved sci-fi and ___________ me watch every episode of his favorite show.

a)

HAD

b)

GOT

c)

LET

d)

MADE

12.

I was nervous about eating sushi, but my brother got me ____________ it at a Japanese restaurant.

a)

TRYING

b)

TRY

c)

TO TRY

d)

TRIED

13.

I don't know how you do it. I can never get my brother _____ me to school.

a)

drive

b)

to drive

c)

driven

14.

Mr. Joe got each of his students _____ a story about peer pressure.

a)

write

b)

to write

c)

written

15.

Mrs. Wibowo's son hates chicken porridge. But with the new recipe, she finally gets him _____ a whole bowl of porridge.

a)

eat

b)

to eat

c)

eaten

16.

Patric made me _____ my shoes before I went into his house. He said he wanted to keep his carpet clean.

a)

take off

b)

to take off

c)

taken off

17.

Angga made me _____ his car. I can't tell you how scary it was!

a)

drive

b)

to drive

c)

driven

18.

My mom's boss makes her _____ him coffee, pick up his laundry, and buy presents for his wife. He can't do anything by himself!

a)

get

b)

to get

c)

gotten

19.

My mom got our house _____ before Grandma came.

a)

paint

b)

to paint

c)

painted

20.

Shopping _____ me feel happy.

a)

lets

b)

makes

c)

let

d)

has

21.

She _____ me to carry my lunch bags.

a)

get

b)

helps

c)

let

d)

help

22.

Our teacher _____ us to write a journal yesterday.

a)

get

b)

got

c)

made

d)

requires

23.

What is a causative verb?

a)

A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.

b)

An educated guess.

c)

Verbs that show the reason that something happened.

d)

A word used to identify people, places, or things.

24.

How can parents _____ their child to clean their room?

a)

have

b)

get

c)

got

d)

had

25.

Which causative verb means to convince someone to do something or to trick someone into doing something?

a)

have

b)

get

c)

let

d)

help

26.

Which causative verb means to assist someone in doing something?

a)

help

b)

have

c)

get

d)

let

27.

Which causative verb means to assist someone in doing something?

a)

help

b)

have

c)

get

d)

let

28.

Which causative verb means to force someone to do something?

a)

make

b)

let

c)

have

d)

get

29.

My mom ________ me wash dishes.

a)

made

b)

make

c)

makes

d)

lets

30.

Cindy_________ Alice to buy cookies.

a)

makes

b)

helps

c)

let

d)

lets

31.

Pauline doesn’t ________ her brother touch her computer.

a)

make

b)

have

c)

let

d)

lets

32.

Some teachers ______ their students do a lot of homework.

a)

makes

b)

has

c)

make

d)

let

33.

Cindy _______ Alice use her pen.

a)

lets

b)

let

c)

make

d)

makes

34.

Pauline ______ Alice do homework.

a)

made

b)

makes

c)

make

d)

help

35.

Mr. D ______ Alice do lots of work yesterday, because she is always late on homework.

a)

made

b)

make

c)

let

d)

makes

36.

Alice always ___ her math teacher to clean the classroom.

a)

make

b)

made

c)

helps

d)

let

37.

Alice _____ Pauline clean her desk, Pauline just loves cleaning desks. Almost as much as Dylan. So, she is more than happy to take on this task.

a)

makes

b)

helped

c)

made

d)

let

38.

Alice _____ Cindy to steal Pauline’s money.

a)

get

b)

gets

c)

let

d)

have

39.
She ________ that he wouldn't tell anyone
a)
made him promise
b)
made him promised
c)
promised to make
40.
I ________ a couple of days ago.
a)
had my bike to be fixed
b)
had my bike to fix
c)
had my bike fixed
41.
Don't ________ these things about you!
a)
let him say
b)
let him to say
c)
let him said
42.
The movie ________ sad.
a)
made to feel
b)
made him feel
c)
made him to feel
43.
Have your assistant ________ these letters immediately!
a)
to send
b)
send 
c)
to be sent
44.
He ________ yesterday.
a)
had his hair cut
b)
had his hair to be cut
c)
had hair to be cut
45.
The professor ________ early.
a)
to let the student leave
b)
let the student leave
c)
let the student to leave
46.

The teacher doesn't.........her students use their mobile phones in class

a)

make

b)

let

c)

help

d)

get

47.

The professor often.........the students do a lot of homework

a)

lets

b)

makes

c)

make

d)

have

48.

The policeman..................the teenagers pick up the litter they had dropped

a)

make

b)

helped

c)

got

d)

made

49.

Sam really wanted a dog, but his parents wouldn't.........him have a pet.

a)

make

b)

let

c)

have

d)

get

50.

Cheryl didn't want to wash her car, so with a little smooth talk she ..........her boyfriend to wash it for her

a)

get

b)

made

c)

got

d)

let

51.

Our father doesn’t........ us watch TV.

a)

make

b)

have

c)

let

d)

get

52.

Dr Smith................his nurse take the patient’s temperature.

a)

had

b)

made

c)

helped

d)

let

53.

The teacher .............us write to the headmaster to apologize for what we had done.

a)

got

b)

let

c)

made

d)

had

54.

Our mother got us.........our room.

a)

clean

b)

cleaned

c)

to clean

d)

cleans

55.

People will help you if you.........them.

a)

make

b)

let

c)

help

d)

have

56.

My father let me.........to the cinema.

a)

go

b)

to go

c)

goes

d)

have gotten

57.

My parents always make me.........ten English words every day.

a)

learned

b)

to learn

c)

learn

d)

have learn

58.

Instead of buying a new car, have your old one.........

a)

to fix

b)

fixes

c)

fixed

d)

fix

59.

The teacher let the pupils........early.

a)

left

b)

leaving

c)

to leave

d)

leave

60.

I'll be having my hair ........... tomorrow.

a)

cut

b)

have cut

c)

cutting

d)

will cut

61.

I can't get them...........watching this film.It is interesting for them.

a)

have stopped

b)

stop

c)

stopped

d)

to stop

62.

You should let her.........with Tom tonight.

a)

went out

b)

go out

c)

going out

d)

to go out

63.
I got lost and some stranger helped me ........... my way.
a)
to find
b)
finding
c)
found
d)
find
64.
Romantic movies always make her ..............
a)
to cry
b)
crying
c)
cried
d)
cry
65.
The regulations require you ............. your full tuition before classes start.
a)
to pay
b)
paying
c)
paid
d)
pay
66.
No one can make you .......... something you don't want to do.
a)
to do
b)
doing
c)
did
d)
do
67.
I love talking to Pauline. She always makes me............
a)
to laugh
b)
laughing
c)
laughed
d)
laugh
68.
Her parents made her ............. the piano for two hours every day and now she's an excellent pianist.
a)
to practise
b)
practising
c)
practised
d)
practise
69.

To have/get something done

a)

Someone does something for you because you pay or ask them to do it but you dont say who the person is.

b)

Someone does something for you because you pay or ask them to do it but you also say who the person is.

c)

Someone does something for you because you persuade them.

d)

You force someone to do something

70.

To have someone do something

a)

To force someone to do something.

b)

Someone does soemthing for you because you pay or ask them to do it and you say who the person is.

c)

Someone does something for you because you persuade them.

d)

Someone does soemthing for you because you pay or ask them to do it and you dont say who the person is.

71.

To get someone to do something

a)

You allow someone

b)

You help someone

c)

You persude or encourage someone

d)

You fource someone

72.

To make someone do something.

a)

Someone does something for you but you don't say who the person is.

b)

You encourage someone to do something.

c)

You allow someone to do something

d)

You force someone to do something.

73.

To let someone/something do something.

a)

You allow someone to do something.

b)

You assist someone to do something.

c)

You force soemone to do something.

d)

you encourgae someone to do something.

74.

To help someone do something.

a)

To force someone

b)

To encourage someone

c)

To assist someone

d)

To allow soemone