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How To Make Someone To Do Something For You

The document discusses causatives and passive causatives. Causatives use special verbs like "let", "get", "have", and "make" to express having someone do something for you or helping/making someone do something. Passive causatives use "get" or "have" plus the past participle verb to express having a service done, like getting a car fixed. Examples are provided for both causatives and passive causatives.

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How To Make Someone To Do Something For You

The document discusses causatives and passive causatives. Causatives use special verbs like "let", "get", "have", and "make" to express having someone do something for you or helping/making someone do something. Passive causatives use "get" or "have" plus the past participle verb to express having a service done, like getting a car fixed. Examples are provided for both causatives and passive causatives.

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Causatives

These kinds of sentences are used to ask for somebody’s help or make someone to do
something for you:
Special verbs:
 Let → Permission → Nancy let her grandchildren play in the garden. (Present)
 Get → Convince → Reynaldo got her grandmother to buy a new bike for him. (Past)
 Have → Instructions → Nancy will have her daughter print on T-shirts. (Future)
 Make → Obligation → Nancy have made her husband take care of the dog. (Present perfect)

Examples: Read and complete with the correct causative verb:


a) Hey, Nancy! Tell me about your new laptop, I’ve heard you bought it recently in Ripley.
b) It has many resources but I have a problem with the speakers and microphone.
a) I think you should _______ Ripley ______________ this product for a new one. (Change)

a) I am very excited about the Nancy’s birthday party but my mother doesn’t ________ me ________ to her house (Go)

a) I am very busy these days because being a teacher and mother at the same time is not easy.
b) I think you have to __________ your daughter _____________ you with the chores at home. (Help)

a) I had an accident and I broke my hand that’s why I cannot cook. I will ____________ my husband ____________ this
week. (cook)

Passive Causative
These kinds of sentences are used to show that you get a service
These kinds of sentences need GET or HAVE + “Past participle verbs”
Examples:
 My brother is having / getting his car fixed by the mechanic. (Present continuous)
 My brother had / got his car fixed by the mechanic. (Past)
 My brother will have / get his car fixed by the mechanic. (Future)

Read and complete with the correct Passive Causative verb:


a) When this quarantine ends I will ___________ my hair __________ by the barber. (Cut)
b) Look at my shoes, I ___________ them ____________ by the shoemaker yesterday (Repair)
c) I am _________________ my shower _________________ by the plumber in this moment (Install)

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