Fill in the blanks.
1............... these curtains yourself?
Wrong!
Use "Did you make" to ask if the person made the curtains personally.
2No, I ............... them made.
Wrong!
Use "had" in "had them made" to say someone else made them for you.
3We had a mechanic ............... the bike.
Wrong!
Use "fix" after "had a mechanic" when the mechanic does the action.
4We should have the roof ............... before the rains start.
Wrong!
Use "fixed" after the object in the causative structure "have the roof fixed".
5I ............... this raft myself.
Wrong!
Use "made" with "myself" to show that you did the work personally.
6I ............... the car myself.
Wrong!
Use "didn't repair" because the base verb follows "didn't".
7I had ............... by a mechanic.
Wrong!
Use "the car repaired" after "had" to show that a mechanic repaired it for you.
8I don't iron my clothes. I ............... by my mother.
Wrong!
Use "have them ironed" for a present habit arranged with someone else.
9When I was young, I had a strange thing ............... to me.
Wrong!
Use "happen" after "had a strange thing" to describe an experience.
10They ............... for hours.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "had me waiting" and "made me wait" can mean that they caused me to wait.
11I ...............; I didn't clean them myself.
Wrong!
Use "had those carpets cleaned" to show that someone else cleaned them for you.
12I had them ............... the room.
Wrong!
Use "clean" after "had them" when they did the action.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- Did you make these curtains yourself?
- No, I had them made.
- We had a mechanic fix the bike.
- We should have the roof fixed before the rains start.
- I made this raft myself.
- I didn’t repair the car myself.
- I had the car repaired by a mechanic.
- I don’t iron my clothes. I have them ironed by my mother.
- When I was young, I had a strange thing happen to me.
- They had me waiting / made me wait for hours.
- I had those carpets cleaned; I didn’t clean them myself.
- I had them clean the room.