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martes, 16 de diciembre de 2025

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
SubjectHave/GetObjectPast 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?