CAUSATIVE
Rewrite the sentences using a causative sentence.
1. You should arrange to install central heating before winter comes.
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2. He is arranging for an artist to paint his wife's portrait.
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3. Somebody is going to redecorate our living room.
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4. Patsy was looking after their children yesterday.
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5. Do you ask someone to type your essays?
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6. My jacket is being cleaned at a specialist cleaner ́s.
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7. Someone will send me new books this term.
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8. Cleaners are ironing my new suit at the moment.
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9. My mother usually bakes bread for me in the morning.
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10. A plumber replaced the old pipes in my bathroom.
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11. A technician has installed a new app on my laptop.
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12. Someone must fix your motorbike as soon as possible.
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13. Painters painted my granny's fence last week.
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14. Someone should edit my videos for me, it takes me ages!
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15. The hairdresser didn't cut my hair during lockdown.
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CAUSATIVE
ANSWERS
Rewrite the sentences using a causative sentence.
1. You should arrange to install central heating before winter comes.
You should have central heating installed before winter comes.
2. He is arranging for an artist to paint his wife's portrait.
He is having his wife’s portrait painted.
3. Somebody is going to redecorate our living room.
We are going to have our living room redecorated.
4. Patsy was looking after their children yesterday.
They were having their children looked after yesterday by Patsy.
5. Do you ask someone to type your essays?
Do you have your essays typed?
6. My jacket is being cleaned at a specialist cleaner ́s.
I ́m having my jacket cleaned at a specialist cleaner ́s.
7. Someone will send me new books this term.
I will get/will have new books sent this term.
8. Cleaners are ironing my new suit at the moment.
I am getting / am having my new suit ironed at the moment.
9. My mother usually bakes bread for me in the morning.
I usually get/have bread baked in the morning.
10. A plumber replaced the old pipes in my bathroom.
I got/had the old pipes replaced in my bathroom.
11. A technician has installed a new app on my laptop.
I have had / have got a new app installed on my laptop.
12. Someone must fix your motorbike as soon as possible.
You must get / must have your motorbike fixed as soon as possible.
13. Painters painted my granny's fence last week.
My granny got / had her fence painted last week.
14. Someone should edit my videos for me, it takes me ages!
I should get / should have my videos edited, it takes me ages!
15. The hairdresser didn't cut my hair during lockdown.
I didn't get/ didn't have my hair cut during lockdown.
