Fill in the blanks.
1I ............... the carpets since morning.
Wrong!
We use the present perfect continuous tense to talk about an action or situation that started in the past and has continued up to the present.
2I had the carpet ...............
Wrong!
The expression have / get something done is used to say that we arrange for somebody else to do something for us.
3We had our roof ............... off in the storm.
Wrong!
had our roof blown off means the storm blew the roof off.
4You should get the roof ............... before the rains.
Wrong!
To get the roof repaired is to arrange for someone else to do it for us.
5‘............... these pictures yourself?’ ‘Yes, I enjoy drawing.’
Wrong!
6‘Did you ...............?’ ‘No, I cleaned them myself.’
Wrong!
7You hair needs ...............
Wrong!
Your hair needs cutting means the same as your hair needs to be cut.
8They have just ............... a new patio ………………………
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
9We are ............... the roof …………………….. this week.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
10We ............... our house ……………………. last month.
Wrong!
11I get my car ............... every year.
Wrong!
12I had my bags ............... while traveling.
Wrong!
When you had your bags stolen, someone stole it.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I have been cleaning the carpets since morning.
- I had the carpet cleaned
- We had our roof blown off in the storm.
- You should get the roof repaired before the rains.
- ‘Did you draw these pictures yourself?’ ‘Yes, I enjoy drawing.’
- ‘Did you have those carpets cleaned?’ ‘No, I cleaned them myself.’
- You hair needs cutting
- They have just had, built/got, built a new patio ………………………
- We are having, repaired/getting, repaired the roof …………………….. this week.
- We Either could be used here our house ……………………. last month.
- I get my car serviced every year.
- I had my bags stolen while traveling.
