For grade 8-9 students to get the differences of causative verbs. The last slides are worksheets or homework for the students. It's just the creation of mine not the content please be aware.

1. MBO COMPLEX- GRADE 9
2021-2022

2. The causative is a common structure
in English.
It is used when one thing or person
causes another thing or person to do
something.

3. There are two basic causative
structures.
One is like an active, and the other
is like a passive.
These examples use the causative verb "have":

4. I have John fix the car.
(I arranged for the car to be fixed by John
- I caused him to fix it.)
I have the car fixed
(I arranged for the car to be fixed by someone.
We don't know who, so this is like a passive.)

5. This is the basic structure of the active form,
along with some more examples
Subject
Causative
verb
Agent
Action
verb
Object
Susan has her brother do her homework.
The police have the suspect stop his car.
We have the carpenter fix
our window.
Have someone do something

6. In the passive form, there is usually no agent.
The action verb is in the past participle, and
the object comes before it:
Subject Causative verb Object Action verb
We have our door fixed.
Rose has her hair cut.
Dario has the windows cleaned
Have something done

7. There are many other verbs that can be used with
causatives. In the active form, some of these verbs require
the action verb to have "to" before it. These are some
examples of the most common causative verbs.
Verb Meaning
Form of
Action Verb Examples
make
force,
compel
plain form
- The robbers made us lie on the
floor.
[No passive form]
Get/
have
same as
"have"
"to" form
- I got Jane to pick me up in the car.
- She got her hair cut.
let allow plain form
- I'll let you borrow my bike.
[No passive form]

8. Change these examples into the structure ‘have
+ object + past participle’ or ‘get + object +
past participle1. I washed my car. (have)
Change these examples into the structure ‘have
+ object + past participle’ or ‘get + object +
past participle’.
Fill in the blanks with the verbs given
1. I made my son __________ the windows before he could go outside to play. (wash)
2. Mrs. Crane had her house __________. (decorate)
3. The teacher had the class __________ a 3000 word research paper. (write)
4. Don got some kids in the neighbourhood __________ out his garage. (clean)
5. I went to the bank to have a cheque __________. (cash)
6. After I had the sleeves __________, the jacket I bought fit me perfectly. (shorten)
7. My boss made me __________ my report because he wasn't satisfied with it. (redo)
8. Tom had a bad headache yesterday, so he got his twin brother Tim __________ to class for
him. The teacher didn't know the difference. (go)

9. Change these examples into the structure ‘have + object + past participle’ or ‘get + object +
past participle’. For example: I cleaned my kitchen (have) → I had my kitchen cleaned.
1. I washed my car. (have)
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2. I cut my hair. (get)
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3. I typed the documents. (have)
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4. I fixed my washing machine. (get)
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5. I cut my grass. (have)
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6. I painted my bedroom. (get)
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7. I repaired my fridge. (have)
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8. I tidied my garden. (get)
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