Causatives and permissives

CAUSATIVES AND PERMISSIVES

We use causatives and permissives when we talk about one person causing
another person to do something.

"Passive" Form
HAVE
WANT + something DONE (use past participle)
GET
WOULD LIKE

Peter HAS his letters TYPED (by the secretary).
They WANTED their pictures TAKEN while they were on vacation.
Bill always GETS his suits CLEANED once a month.
The director WOULD LIKE the coffee MADE by 9:00 in the morning.

Notice that it's not necessary to say WHO is doing the action.

"Active" Form
HAVE
LET + someone DO something (Use infinitive without "to".)
MAKE

Ex. Ed MADE his daughter GO to bed at 8:00 until she was 13 years old.
George LETS his employees TAKE a long lunch on Fridays.
I HAVE my secretary TYPE all my letters.
I did badly on the exam but the teacher wouldn't LET me TAKE it again.

Notice that you always say WHO is doing the action.

David's parents wouldn't let ___________ to the party; they said he was too young.
1. he go
2. him to go
3. him to have gone
4. him go
I always _________. I never get around to doing it myself.
1. have to wash my car
2. have my car to wash
3. have my car washed
4. have washed my car
I need to find a good, reliable place to _______________ .
1. have repaired my laptop
2. have to repair my laptop
3. get my laptop repaired
4. want my laptop to repair
On airplanes they always make everyone ___________ their seatbelts.
1. fastened
2. to fasten
3. fasten
4. fastening
It sounds like your tooth is really bothering you. I'd _________ check it if I were you.
1. had the dentist
2. have the dentist to
3. have the dentist
Where did you _________? It looks great !
1. let your hair do
2. have done your hair
3. would like your hair do
4. have your hair done
I __________ the same garage service my car for eight years.
1. was making
2. 've had
3. had let
4. 'd like
Who do you __________?
1. get your hair cut
2. have to cut your hair
3. have cut your hair
4. have you hair cut
My father always made _________ my homework before I could do anything else.
1. me to do
2. I do
3. me do
4. me done
Have you ever _________________ by a real fortuneteller? I don't believe in them, myself.
1. had your fortune told
2. had told your fortune
3. have your fortune told
4. had to tell your fortune
We had so many bags we had to ______________ carry them.
1. had the porter
2. make the porter
3. have the porter
4. have the porter to
Who do you ____________ repair your car?
1. get
2. make
3. have
4. had
He ________ his P.A. type the letter to the lawyer yesterday.
1. has
2. lets
3. had
4. makes
I ______________ this report finished by 2:00 if at all possible.
1. want to
2. would like
3. make
4. have
Why don't they _________ people have lunch at their desks?
1. have
2. let
3. make
If I were wealthy I'd _________ someone do all my shopping for me.
1. get
2. have
3. want
4. like
Did that policeman make _____________ over?
1. you pulled
2. you pull
3. you to pull
Where's a good place to ________________? My old cleaner's gone out of business.
1. get shirts to launder
2. have to launder shirts
3. get shirts laundered
4. get to launder shirts
Please don't press the sweaters; I only ________________ .
1. want them dry-cleaned
2. have to dry-clean them
3. want them to dry-clean
Your house looks great ! Did you just ________ it redecorated?
1. make
2. have
3. want
4. do
Turn off the TV Tommy ! I will not _______ you watch that violent series.
1. have
2. let
3. make
4. want
This looks terrible ! I didn't _________ this room painted purple.
1. get
2. let
3. want
Mary's mother is strict; she always ________ her go to bed at 8:00.
1. makes
2. would like
3. lets
4. has
________________ some copies made? I can do it for you if you're busy.
1. Do you get
2. Would you like
3. Did you have
4. Would you
Jim lost so much weight, he had to _________ his clothes altered.
1. want
2. get
3. let
4. have
Who did you ________ design your latest ads?
1. want
2. get
3. have
4. get to
I ____________ the carpet replaced, but I couldn't afford it.
1. had
2. got
3. wanted
4. want

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