THE CAUSATIVE FORM: HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE

 First, watch the video and then do some activities.

A BEGINNERS' ACTIVITY

ACTIVITY 1

ACTIVITY 2 

ACTIVITY 3 

ACTIVITY 4 

 

 

 

 

CAUSATIVE FORM

I had my car repaired

In English, the causative form is used when we don't do something ourselves, instead we arrange for someone else to do it for us.

The boy is getting his hair cut

There are two verbs generally used in the passive causative form; they are Have and Get. In addition, there is usually no agent in this form; it's not like in active form which has the agent. The action verb is in the past participle, and the object comes before it. The difference between have and get in this passive causative form is that have is more formal than get. 

I have my teeth cleaned
once a year 

Pattern

Subject

Have/Get

Object

Past Participle

Examples:

• I ask someone to fix my car.
  = I have my car fixed.

• She asked John to wash the plate.
  = She got the plate washed.

Write the correct response, changing the ACTIVE sentences into PASSIVE CAUSATIVE FORM sentences: 
EX: Jim is sendind the letter. --> Jim is having the letter sent. 


1. My mother changed the curtains. --> 

2. Thomas is going to wash the car. --> 

3. Maria has redesigned the web site. --> 

4. Kelly will take Mr. Brown to the beach. --> 

5. John brought the cat to the vet. --> 

6. Jane is putting the vase on the table. --> 

7. We were driving Mr. Jones to the airport. --> 

8. We fed the dog. --> 

9. We have given the money to the homeless shelter. --> 

10. Thomas cut his hair. -->

PASSIVE: DOUBLE OBJECT

 They gave her a present.
They gave a present to her.


She was given a present.
A present was given to her.



DOUBLE OBJECT VERBS: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/english-grammar/verbs/double-object-verbs


PASSIVE WITH DOUBLE OBJECT VERBS: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/passive_two_objects.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_passive/objects_tenses.htm

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-4216.php

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/passive_verbs_with_two_objects.pdf

PASSIVE REVISION: ELEMENTARY

PASSIVE PRESENT SIMPLE

1.     He opens the door. -

2.     We set the table. -

3.     She pays a lot of money. -

4.     He doesn't open the book. -

5.     You do not write the letter. -

6.     Does your mum pick you up? -

7.     Does the police officer catch the thief? -

PASSIVE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

8.     I’m drawing a picture. -

9.     They are wearing blue shoes. -

10.   Are they helping you? -

PASSIVE IN THE PAST

1.-Pollution affected this area two years ago.

2.-Did scientists study global warming in the last year conference?

3.-Leonardo DiCaprio didn’t list environmental issues in his speech.

4.-Some farmers overused chemicals in Extremadura in the XX century.

5.-Did Europe consume too much oil in the last decade?

PASSIVE IN PRESENT PERFECT

6.-Climate changes have caused the rise of temperature.

7.-Have most countries ratified the Kyoto Protocol?

PASSIVE IN THE FUTURE

8.-Deforestation will destroy some forest ecosystems in South America.

9.-Chemicals will contaminate drinking water.

10.-Will environmentalists save endangered species after the oil spill?  

PASSIVE VOICE IN DIFFERENT TENSES

http://prom2017englishclass.blogspot.com.es/2016/04/passive-voice.html

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PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PAST SIMPLE

PAST CONTINUOUS

FUTURE WILL

PRESENT PERFECT

BE GOING TO

PAST PERFECT

PASIVE VOICE REVISION

THANKSGIVING

 

Thanksgiving reminds us that we have a lot to be thankful for. Read the examples and write your own ideas: 

 Thankful for... or Thankful that...

1. I am thankful for my friends, who always support me when I need it.

2. I am thankful that all my family could come together for Thanksgivin this year. 

    

 

 

 

 

 

STORYTIME: THE THREE QUESTIONS

 

UNIT 2.TRANSLATION ACTIVITY.KEY ANSWERS

Zero Conditional.

1. If you don’t hand in your assignment on time, you get a punishment.
2. If you are a half-hearted student, you don’t really learn.
3. The project loses its meaning if you leave out part of the information.
4. If you expose yourself to English every day, you improve faster.
5. My friends always back me up if I count on them.

First Conditional

1. If your family hosts an American student, you’ll practise English.
2. If you expect too much/have too many expectations, you’ll lose the opportunity.
3. You’ll have more free time if you attend the course part-time.
4. If you meet the requirements, you’ll be able to take part.
5. You won’t get your university degree if you don’t pass all your subjects.

Second Conditional

1. If I were your roommate, I’d help you keep the room tidy.
2. If I were really into art, I’d visit that exhibition.
3. If I had more time, I’d take a course to enhance/improve my skills.
4. I’d attend more classes if I weren’t forced to work.
5. I could enhance/improve the presentation if I knew how to use that program.

Third Conditional

1. You would have finished your degree if you hadn’t dropped out.
2. If we had handed in the assignment earlier, we would have got a better grade.
3. We would have convinced the teacher if you had backed me up in the meeting.
4. If we hadn’t chosen this short-term solution, we would have solved the problem.
5. If I had tried harder, I would have created a more eye-catching project.

 Other Connectors

1. Unless Sarah apologizes to me, I won’t invite her to my birthday.
2. As soon as you start studying more, your grades/marks will improve.
3. We won’t buy any more clothes until you keep your room tidy.