causative- upper int

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1. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb have and the past participle

Example: I had three pizzas delivered (deliver) yesterday.

1- Ive decided to _______________ the food _______________ (prepare) in advance.

2- Carolina ___________ her hair _______________ (cut) yesterday

3- I _____________ the car _____________________ (wash) already

4- We need to _________________ the roof ____________ (repair)

5- I _____________ my passport photograph ___________________ (take) at 10:00 tomorrow.

6- Judith ______________ her jacket ____________ (clean) last week.

7- Where can I ______________ my watch _________________(mend)?

8- We ______________ the house ______________ (paint) at the moment.

2. TRANSFORMATIONS: Look at these pair of sentences. For each pair decide if the two sentences have similar or different meaning

Example:

a) Someone else is cutting my hair tomorrow

b) Im having my hair cut tomorrow (Similar meaning)1-

a) I cleaned my shoes yesterday

b) I had my shoes cleaned yesterday

2-

a) Brazil exports a lot of very good coffee

b) A lot of very good coffee is exported from Brazil

3-

a) Paula can run faster than Sharon

b) Sharon can run as fast as Paula

4-

a) The meal was more expensive than I expected

b) I expected the meal to be cheaper

5-

a) They werent old enough to see the film

b) They were too young to see the film

6-

a) They will take the rubbish away tomorrow

b) The rubbish will be taken away tomorrow

7-

a) Have you been a fire fighter for long? he asked her

b) He asked her if she had been a fire fighter for long

8-

a) You are not allowed to eat in this area

b) You dont have to eat in this area

9-

a) If it rains, we will go home

b) We wont go home unless it rains

10-

a) Shes my best friend although I havent known her for very long

b) I havent known her for very long but shes my friend

11-

a) Youd better go to the dentist

b) If I were you, Id go to the dentist

12-

a) Most of the students left early

b) Hardly any of the students left early

3. Now complete the second sentence in each pair below so that it means the same as the first. Write between one and three words. Refer to the examples in Exercise 1 for help where necessary.

Example:

a) Someone else is cutting my hair tomorrow

b) Im having my hair cut tomorrow

1-

a) Im going to ask someone to repair my computer

b) Im going ________________________________ my computer repaired

2-

a) Somebody cleaned my car yesterday

b) My car _________________________________ yesterday

3-

a) The book was more interesting than the film

b) The film wasnt _______________________________ the book

4-

a) This maths equation is more complicated than the last one

b) The last maths equation was __________________________ this one

5-

a) She was to far away for him to hear her

b) He wasnt _________________________________ to hear her

6-

a) He is giving the presentation this afternoon

b) The presentation _____________________________ this afternoon

7-

a) Are you going to the party tonight? She asked him

b) She asked him _______________________________ going to the party that night

8-

a) Simon mustnt eat any salt

b) Simon isnt ________________________ eat any salt

9-

a) Unless you start working, you will fail the exam

b) If _____________________________, you will fail the exam

10-

a) They tried to help but couldnt do anything useful

b) Although _________________________ help, they couldnt do anything useful

11-

a) If I were you, Id change your job

b) Youd __________________ change your job

12-

a) She was known by most of the teachers

b) Nearly ______________________ knew her