14 -] Grammar Practice Exercises
Upper Intermediate
8 - ] The Causative ‘have’ and the causative ‘get’
Rewrite the words underlined using ‘have’ or ‘get’
+ object + past participle
Examples
1 . There’s a photographer over there . Why don’t
we ask her to take our picture ?
Why don’t we have / get our picture taken ?
2 . I’ve finally decided to arrange for someone to
pierce my ears .
I’ve finally decided to have / get my ears pierced .
3 . There’s a leak in the roof . We should arrange
for someone to repair it .
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4 . What time is it ? I’m afraid someone hasn’t
repaired my watch yet .
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5 . Someone is going to redecorate the kitchen for
us next month .
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6. If I were you , I’d ask someone to fell hat
tree . It shuts out all the light .
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7 . I’m having a bit of trouble with my eyes at the
moment so someone’s going to test them next week .
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8 - I love someone massaging my shoulders .
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9 . The dentist hasn’t checked my teeth this year
.
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10 . The baby was crying because someone was
washing her hair .
11 . He looks much younger . I think someone’s
dyed his hair .
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12 . I don’t know if I’ve passed the course because the
tutors haven’t marked all my work yet .
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. That wasps’ nest is dangerous . You must ask someone to remove it .
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9 - ]
Constructions After wish
Rewrite
the sentences using ‘I wish’ + past simple , past perfect or ‘would’
Examples
1 . I
haven’t got a car . I would very much like to have one .
I wish
I had a car .
2 . I
went to bed late last night . I regret it now .
I wish
I hadn’t gone to bed late last night .
3 . We
don’t live in a nice big flat . I would like us to .
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4 . I
didn’t buy that dress . I regret it now .
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5 . He
won’t stop shouting . I would like him to .
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6 . I
lost my temper I regret it now .
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7 . You
didn’t tell me the truth . I am very sorry that you didn’t .
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8 .
You’re playing that music . I would like you to stop playing it but I don’t
expect that you will .
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9 . I
didn’t go to that concert . I regret it now .
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10 . I
don’t have an interesting job . I would like my job to be more interesting .
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11 . My
family live a long way from here . I would like them to live nearer to me .
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12 .
You’re not listening to me . I feel annoyed about it and I would like you to
listen to me but I don’t think you will .
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13 . I
am not with him now . I would very much like to be .
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14 . I
spent all my money on that new coat . I regret it now .
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15 .
I’m really hungry now . We didn’t eat before we came out and I regret that .
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