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•The verb to have, used in the causative, forms its negations and questions with do/does (Pr Simple) and did (Past Simple).

She doesn’t have her hair dyed. Did you have your curtains put up?

•We can use the causative instead of the passive to express accidents or misfortunes.

She had her car stolen. (= Her car was stolen.) He had his leg broken. (= His leg was broken.)

•Get can be used instead of have in the causative. I had/got my tooth taken out yesterday. Get is stronger in meaning than have and can be used to suggest difficulty. Get the door repaired, will you? He finally got the seats booked.

•Make/have + object + bare infinitive are used to express that someone causes someone else' do something, but their meaning is slightly different.

He made Ann type the letter. (He insisted that Ann should type the letter.) He had Ann type the letter. (He asked Ann to type the letter.)

•Get + object + to-infinitive is used to show that someone persuades someone else to do something.

He got his mum to bake him a cake. (He persuaded his mum to bake him a cake.)

25. Read the situations, then write sentences using the causative form.

1.Our house is small. We need to build an extension. What should we do? ...We should have an extension built.....

2.Liz is at the beauty parlour. The beautician is painting her nails. What is she doing?

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3.Wilt has written a novel and it's going to be published. What is Wilt going to do?

4.A jeweller has made a special wedding ring for Ann. What has Ann done?

5.Simon's suits are all made by a tailor. What does Simon do?

6.They have been burgled three times. Putting in a burglar alarm would help. What should they do?

7.Tina's boots have a hole in them. She can't wear them until they are mended. What should she have done?

8.Sonia is going to the optician for an eye test tomorrow. What's she going to do?

9.Trevor has paid a technician to install his computer. What has he done?

10.They had arranged for their house to be cleaned by the end of the week. Now it is clean. What had they done?

11.The grass has grown too much. What should they have done?

12.His tooth was filled yesterday. What happened to him?

13.No one has informed them of the meeting. What should he have done for them?

26. Kate Gilmore is a poor young actress. Lily Showbourne is a rich star. Kate does everything herself while Lily pays other people to do it. Write

27. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets in the appropriate

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28. Rephrase the following using have, make or get as in the example:

1.He insisted that John should finish the report. He made John finish the report.

2.She asked him to fix the tap.

3.She persuaded her husband to cut the grass.

4.My teeth were polished yesterday.

5.He asked her to make his bed.

6.He insisted that the gardener should water the flowers.

7.The teacher asked them to rewrite the exercise.

8.The boss insisted that the secretary should type the letters.

9.Their new carpets were fitted yesterday.

10.She persuaded John to help her tidy the room.

11.He finally found a plumber to mend his toilet.

12.He persuaded his assistant to work late.

29. Four young college students have bought an old double-decker bus and they are in the process of converting it into a mobile home so that they can tour Europe in it this summer. Look at the picture (pic. 1) and notes, and then make sentences in the passive as in the example:

windows replaced, blinds put up, tyres repaired, door being put on, bus being painted, lights being repaired, roof removed, toilet and shower to be installed, new seats to be put in

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31. You are a secretary at the Town Hall. Write a report to the mayor informing him of the progress of the restoration work on the Town Hall.

Regarding the progress of the restoration work on the Town Hall, I have to report the following:

We have had an alarm system fitted recently and…

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