WorksheetsCausative verbs
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 34mins
My parents always make me ___________ my homework before I can watch any television.
to finish
finishing
finish
finished
My Mum lets me _______ later at the weekend.
stay up
stayed up
staying up
to stay up
I had the computer technician at work ______ my lap top. It works well now.
fixed
to fix
fixing
fix
I ________________ my hair cut at that new hairdressing salon the other day, they’re really good!
have
made
had
let
My flatmate got me _____ dinner for him last night as he said he was too tired.
to cook
cook
cooked
make
Why don’t you let me ______ that for you. I’m happy to help!
do
to do
did
done
I _______ my house broken into last night. I’m so upset!
let
made
had
make
I always have my car _______ at that garage. They provide a really good service.
repair
was repaired
repaired
to repair
Did his boss make him _____ late again last night?
work
to work
worked
works
Did her teacher get her _____ the visitors to the school?
welcome
to welcome
welcomes
welcomed
He got me _____ that parcel for him as I was going to the post office anyway.
posted
post
posts
to post
My parents didn’t make me ______ with housework when I was very young, but they do now.
(a) to help (b) help (c) helped (d) was help
to help
help
helped
was help
My parents didn’t make me ______ with housework when I was very young, but they do now.
(a) to help (b) help (c) helped (d) was help
to help
help
helped
was help
In the future, the company will not let its part-time and temporary employees_____ overtime.
working
to work
worked
work
Despite 20 years of success, the financial stress and burden of the sudden recession made the partnership_____.
fail
to be failed
to fail
failed
All employees were able to get their paychecks_____ before the power outage closed the banks.
be deposited
deposited
deposits
depositing
The severe weather conditions in the alpine regions forced the airlines_____ all outgoing flights and divert incoming planes.
canceled
to cancel
cancel
canceling
I received a text message from Takeshi yesterday, and it mentioned that they had the equipment _____ yesterday.
shipped
was being shipped
ship
was shipped
Before Ann ran out for a meeting yesterday, she had Ms. Lily _____ the new clerk around the premises.
show
showing
was showed
showed
What company besides ours would make its employees _____ overtime on a national holiday?
be working
worked
will be working
work
A wise consumer gets his or her phone order_____ in writing before submitting payment.
confirms
confirm
confirmed
confirming
The barber cut my hair yesterday.
I had the barber cutted my hair.
The barber had cutten my hair.
I had my hair cutted by the barber.
I had my hair cut by the barber.
We paid a mechanic to fix our car.
We got a mechanic to fix our car.
We have a mechanic to fix our car.
We got the paid mechanic to fix our car.
We paid the get to mechanic our car.
We hired a professional to paint our house
We could get professional painter for the house.
We had professional paint the house.
We have the house paint by a professional painter.
We had the house painted by a professional painter.
We hired a professional to paint our house
We could get professional painter for the house.
We had professional paint the house.
We have the house paint by a professional painter.
We had the house painted by a professional painter.
''I had my tooth removed'' and ''I got my tooth removed.''
They have different meaning.
They mean exactly the same.
''I will make the principal expel you from this School.''
He will have you expell by the principal .
He will have the principal expelled.
He will has you expelled.
He will have you expelled.
He will has you expell.
Heidi went to a manicurist who did her nails.
Heidi had a manicurist who done her nails.
Heidi did had done her nails by a manicurist.
Heidi had her nails done by a manicurist.
Heidi has her nails did by a manicurist.
Josias hired someone to fix his door.
Josias had had his door fixed.
Josias fixed his door had.
Josias hired his door and fixed had it.
Someone had his door hired.
Josias had his door fixed.
My Mum lets me _______ later at the weekend.
stay up
stayed up
staying up
to stay up
I had the computer technician at work ______ my lap top. It works well now.
fixed
to fix
fixing
fix
My flatmate got me _____ dinner for him last night as he said he was too tired.
to cook
cook
cooked
make
I _______ my house broken into last night. I’m so upset!
let
made
had
make
I always have my car _______ at that garage. They provide a really good service.
repair
was repaired
repaired
to repair
Michelle’s lamp needs changing but she is afraid to change the bulb herself. She will have Jim (a) (replace) it for her.
Can we have our lunch (a) (deliver) via Go-Food during our meeting?
I’ll get Lisa (a) (attend) Lina’s wedding for me. I’ll be out of town on that happy day.
Does your son clean his own bedroom or do you have to make him (a) (do) it?
It’s not impossible to have a garden party in Jakarta. You can have it (a) (arrange) by an event organizer.
It’s not impossible to have a garden party in Jakarta. You can have it (a) (arrange) by an event organizer.
I was made (a) (give) my wallet but I screamed so hard and the mugger ran away.
I can't fix this computer. It’s too complicated. I am going to have Tom (a) (look) at it. He’s a computer genius.
We usually ______ every two years.
have the bedrooms redecorated
had the bedrooms redecorated
have redecorated the bedrooms
We _________ at the moment.
have the house painted
are having the house painted
painted the house
I lost my key. I will have to _____ .
have another key made
make another key
have made another key
If you want to wear earrings, why don't you _______ ?
had your ears pierced
having your ears pierced
have your ears pierced
We ask someone to check the accounts every month.
We _____ every month.
check the accounts
have the accounts checked
had the accounts checked
Someone delivers the newspapers.
We ________ .
have the newspapers delivered
had the newspapers delivered
deliver the newspapers
Someone cleaned the carpets last year.
I ________ last year.
clean the carpets
am having the carperts cleaned
had the carpets cleaned
I think it’s time to service the car.
It's time to __________ .
have the car serviced
had the car serviced
service the car
There’s something wrong with the computer. It needs repairing.
I think I'll _________ .
have repaired the computer
having the computer repaired
have the computer repaired
The boss typed the documents yesterday.
I ________ .
had the documents typed.
have the documents typed.
am having the documents typed.
Someone has painted his shoes.
He _________ .
had his shoes painted
has had his shoes painted
has painted his shoes
That woman printed my photos.
I _____ .
printed my photos
have my photos printed
had my photos printed
My mum will bake a cake for me.
I _________ .
have a cake baked
will bake a cake
will have a cake baked
They’re going to fit a stereo in my car.
I ________ in my car.
am going to have a stereo fitted
have a stereo fitted
am going to have a stereo fit
Somebody looks after her garden.
She _________ .
had her garden looked after
have her garden looked after
has her garden looked after
The hairdresser was styling Mrs Brown’s hair.
Mrs Brown __________ .
was having her hair styled
was styling her hair
have her hair styled
A new jumper has been knitted for me.
I _________ .
had a jumper knitted
have had a jumper knitted
have been knitted a jumper
The chef was cooking Tom’s lunch.
Tom __________ .
was having his lunch cooked
was cooking his lunch
had his lunch cooked
