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Causative Verbs (have someone do something)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The barber cut my hair yesterday.

a)

I have the barber cut my hair.

b)

The barber cut my hair.

c)

I had cut the barber my hair.

d)

I had the barber cut my hair.

2.

We paid a mechanic to fix our car. (have)

a)

We had paid the mechanic to fix our car.

b)

We had our car fixed.

c)

We had the mechanic fixed our car.

d)

We had a mechanic fix our car.

3.

I convinced my friend to do my homework.

a)

I had my friend to do my my homework.

b)

I got my friend to do my homework.

c)

I got my friend do my homework.

d)

I had my friend do my homework.

4.

The teacher convinced the students to participate.

a)

The teacher got the students participate.

b)

The teacher got the students to participate.

c)

The students got the teacher to participate

d)

The teacher got participate the students.

5.

We called a plumber to fix the sink.

a)

We fixed the sink.

b)

The plumber fixed the sink.

c)

We had the plumber to fix the sink.

d)

We had the plumber fix the sink.

6.

Joseph will pay a lawyer to translate the documents.

a)

The lawyer had the documents translated by Joseph.

b)

Joseph will had the lawyer translated the documents.

c)

Joseph will have the lawyer translate the documents.

d)

The lawyer will have Joseph translate the documents.

7.

Lisa persuaded me to sing in front of everybody.

a)

I got Lisa to sing in front of everybody.

b)

Lisa got me to sing in front of everybody.

c)

Lisa got me sing in front of everybody.

d)

Lisa got sing in front of everybody.

8.

The company paid a chef to cook for the event.

a)

The company had the chef to cook for the event.

b)

The chef had the company cook for the event.

c)

The company had the event cook for the chef.

d)

The company had the chef cook for the event.

9.

Select the correct structure to use causative verbs

a)

Subject+ verb in base form+ CAUSATIVE VERB+ person+ complement.

b)

Person+ CAUSATIVE VERB+ verb in base form+ subject+ complement.

c)

Subject+ CAUSATIVE VERB+ person+ verb in base form + complement.

d)

CAUSATIVE VERB+ subject+ verb in base form+ person+ complement.

10.

The dentist checked my teeth.

a)

The dentist had me check my teeth.

b)

I had my teeth check.

c)

I had my teeth check the dentist.

d)

I had the dentist check my teeth.

11.

Before the class started, I _______________ (eat) breakfast.

a)

had ate

b)

had eat

c)

had eaten

d)

eaten

12.

By the time the class started I _________ (do) my homework

a)

did

b)

had done

c)

had did

d)

done

13.

When I entered UT, I ______________ (graduate) from high school.

a)

had graduated

b)

graduated

c)

had graduate

d)

has graduate

14.

After I _______________ (graduate), I started working as an engineer.

a)

had graduate

b)

graduate

c)

graduated

d)

had graduated

15.

I _______________ (dance) a lot when the party ______________ (end)

a)

danced / had ended

b)

had danced / ended

c)

had dance/ had end

d)

danced/ ended

16.

I _____________ (brush) my teeth before I __________ (go) to school.

a)

had brushed / gone

b)

had brush / gone

c)

brushed / had gone

d)

had brushed / went

17.

By the time I ________________ (buy) my new car, I ____________ (save) a lot of money.

a)

had buy / saved

b)

had bought / saved

c)

bought / had saved

d)

buyed / had saved

18.

Before I _______________ (move) to San Luis, I __________________ (live) in Navojoa

a)

moved / lived

b)

had moved / lived

c)

moved / had lived

d)

moved / had live

19.

The past perfect is used to show that an action took place before another action in the past. It is called the past of the past.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The structure of the causative [have + person + verb] usually means "to convince or persuade to do something".

a)

True

b)

False