Choose the best completion for each sentence.
1The electrician is only halfway through the job, so we ............... at the moment.
Wrong!
"are having the wiring replaced" describes a service currently being carried out; "halfway through" shows that the work is still in progress.
2Last month, the insurer refused to pay until we ............... at an approved garage.
Wrong!
"had had the windscreen replaced" uses the past perfect causative for work completed before the insurer agreed to pay last month.
3With a single routine instruction, the manager ............... before leaving the office.
Wrong!
"had her assistant update the rota" uses have + person + bare infinitive for a routine instruction given by someone with authority.
4After the supplier rejected my request three times, I finally ............... the extra charge.
Wrong!
"got them to remove" emphasizes successfully persuading or causing someone to act after repeated resistance.
5The caterers finished at four, so by the time the guests arrived at six, Nina ............... in the garden.
Wrong!
"had had the buffet set up" shows that Nina arranged for the completed work before the guests arrived.
6Leo never touched the camera controls; at the studio, he ............... for his visa application.
Wrong!
"had his photograph taken" means that another person operated the camera and provided the service.
7The legal review has not happened yet, and nobody on our team is qualified to do it, so we must ............... before publication.
Wrong!
"get the draft checked" means arrange for a qualified person to review it; the sentence says nobody on the team can do this.
8The developer will finish the update before testing starts at noon, so by then we ...............
Wrong!
"will have had the payment system updated" shows that the arranged work will be complete by the stated future time.
9A pickpocket grabbed it while Omar was waiting in the queue, so he ...............
Wrong!
"got his phone stolen" describes an unwanted event that happened to Omar; the pickpocket acted without his arrangement.
10During the festival, several visitors ............... from their bags.
Wrong!
"had their wallets stolen" describes an unwelcome experience, with the wallets receiving the action.
11After six failed attempts, the mechanic finally ............... despite the freezing weather.
Wrong!
"got the engine to start" emphasizes finally achieving a result after several unsuccessful attempts.
12With the alarm ringing, the supervisor had to shout to ............... above the noise.
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"get herself heard" means succeed in making her voice audible despite the loud background noise.
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- The electrician is only halfway through the job, so we are having the wiring replaced at the moment.
- Last month, the insurer refused to pay until we had had the windscreen replaced at an approved garage.
- With a single routine instruction, the manager had her assistant update the rota before leaving the office.
- After the supplier rejected my request three times, I finally got them to remove the extra charge.
- The caterers finished at four, so by the time the guests arrived at six, Nina had had the buffet set up in the garden.
- Leo never touched the camera controls; at the studio, he had his photograph taken for his visa application.
- The legal review has not happened yet, and nobody on our team is qualified to do it, so we must get the draft checked before publication.
- The developer will finish the update before testing starts at noon, so by then we will have had the payment system updated .
- A pickpocket grabbed it while Omar was waiting in the queue, so he got his phone stolen .
- During the festival, several visitors had their wallets stolen from their bags.
- After six failed attempts, the mechanic finally got the engine to start despite the freezing weather.
- With the alarm ringing, the supervisor had to shout to get herself heard above the noise.