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Causative Verbs and Conditional Sentences

The document discusses conditional sentences, causative forms, and the use of 'have' and 'get' in English grammar. It provides examples of various conditional structures and the causative form, illustrating how to express actions arranged by someone else. Additionally, it includes exercises for practicing these grammatical concepts.

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Causative Verbs and Conditional Sentences

The document discusses conditional sentences, causative forms, and the use of 'have' and 'get' in English grammar. It provides examples of various conditional structures and the causative form, illustrating how to express actions arranged by someone else. Additionally, it includes exercises for practicing these grammatical concepts.

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1.

If you had booked the tickets yesterday, we would be in the


theatre now.

[Link] Josh hadn't broken his leg, he could go skiing with us.

[Link] we weren't foolish, we wouldn't have believed the man.


(But we are foolish and we believed the man.)

a tough/major/significant challenge

They simply refuse to give up.

convey:to make ideas, feelings, etc. known to somebody

convey something
Colours like red convey a sense of energy and strength.

The word ‘politics’ is derived from a Greek word meaning


‘city’.

to decide that something has a particular meaning and to


understand it in this way
interpret something as something
I didn't know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance
or refusal.
The research focused on how parents interpret the behaviour
of their toddlers.

lack (n,v)
to be in lack of sth

superior to somebody/something
This model is technically superior to its competitors

monthly / annualy

1.... about that incident, I ... in trouble but, fortunately,


nobody told him.

Did he find out ... would be


Had he found out ... would have been
Did he find out ... would have been
Had he found out ... would be

Question 2
... the yesterday's storm, we ... there now.

Hadn't it been for ... would have been


Had it not been for ... might be
Hadn't it been for ... would be
Had it not been for ... could have been

Question 3
I ... it for you ... help me.

will do ... if you don't


will do ... unless you
will do ... provided you
won't do ... only if you
Question 4
If you ... Kate, could you inform me?

could meet
met
would meet
should meet
Question 5
If you ... your exam, you ... learn now.

passed ... wouldn't have to


had passed ... wouldn't have had to
passed ... wouldn't have had to
had passed ... wouldn't have to
Question 6
Drink a coffee if it ... you feel better.

will make
would make
make
made
Question 7
If I ... a litlle stronger, I ... that competition.

was ... would win


had been ... would have won
were ... would have won
had been ... would won
Question 8
It ... very nice of you if you ... me with the washing-up.

would be ... help


will be ... help
would be ... would help
is ... help
Question 9
If my mum ... us yesterday, we ... hurry now.

had packed ... wouldn't have to


had packed ... won't have to
packed ... wouldn't have to
had packed ... wouldn't have had to
Question 10
If it ... Paul, we ... that game.

wasn't ... would have lost


hadn't been for ... would have lost
wasn't for ... would lost
hadn't been for ... would lost
Question 11
We ... lots of troubles ...

would have ... but for you


would have ... if you had helped us
would have had ... but for your help
would have had ... if you had helped us
Question 12
If you ... him, he ... left out.

hadn't invited ... would feel


didn't invite ... would have felt
hadn't invited ... might have felt
don't invite ... might have felt
Question 13
If the weather ... bad, we ... at home.

is ... will always stay


was ... always stayed
was ... would always stay
had been ... would stay

Question 14
I ... if you ...

would rather ... don't go


would prefer ... didn't
would rather ... wouldn't go
would prefer it ... didn't go.

Question 15
If only I ... so much, I ... much better.

didn't eat ... would feel


hadn't eaten ... would have felt
didn't eat ... would have felt
hadn't eaten ... would feel

to be shy with sb

[Link] repaired their car.


[Link] had their car repaired.
(have sth repaired)
(they arranged for someone to repair it)

We use the causative in English to say that we have


arranged for someone to do something for us.
He had his jacket cleaned.
(He didn't clean it himself.)
The causative is formed with 'have + object + past
participle' The past participle has a passive meaning.

Questions and negations of the verb 'have' are formed with


do/does or did in the past simple.
Did you have your camera fixed?

We also use 'have something done' to talk about an


unpleasant experience.
Peter had his phone stolen last night.

In informal conversations we can use 'get' instead of 'have'.


She's getting her hair done again.

It is important to have the correct word order:


'John had his car repaired.' is very different to 'John had
repaired his car.'
In the first sentence John arranged for someone else to
repair his car. In the second sentence he did it himself.

The causative can be used with most verb forms and is also
formed with the infinitive and -ing forms.
He should have his car repaired.
It's worth having his car repaired.

1.I wish I could have my laundry done.I hate doing it myself.


2.I wish I need to done my washing by someone. I hate doing
it myself.

[Link] had made a new dress for the wedding.(past perfect)


[Link] had a new dress made for the wedding.

[Link] is going to take her TV to had it repaired.


[Link] is going to take her TV to have it repaired.

I had my car fixed.


I had the mechanic fix my car. have + doer of the action
+ simple form of the verb + object
I got the mechanic to fix my cat. get + doer of the action
+the verb with to + object

[Link] usually .....(the bedrooms / redecorate) every


two years.
[Link] isn't making her own wedding dress,
she ........(it / make) by a designer in Italy.
3.....(you / ever/ anything / steal) from your house?
[Link] didn't fix his car himself, he .........(it / fix) at the
garage.
[Link] hair is too long. You need .........(it / cut).
6.I'm going to do my food shopping online and
I .............(the food / deliver) to my house.
[Link] you can't see properly, you should ...........(your
eyes / test).
[Link] they going to paint the kitchen
themselves, or ...........(it / paint)?

make sb do sth
let sb do sth

[Link] made her shoot the boy.


[Link] was made to shoot the boy.

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