English Grammar Practice: Causative Verbs & Gerunds/Infinitives
English Grammar Practice: Causative Verbs & Gerunds/Infinitives
1. Complete the sentences with the right option (1.5 points)
1-I’m going ……. at the new hairdresser’s.
- a) -to cut my hair
- b) -to get my hair cut
2-She needs to……….
- a) -have her car repairs.
- b) -have her car repaired.
3-She is going to the shop to……………………..
- a) -have developed these photos
- b) -have these photos developed
4-He ……… while he was away on holiday.
- a) -had his flat burgled.
- b) -burgled his flat.
5-I ………... my phone repaired after I dropped it.
- a) -had.
- b) -had to.
6-She didn’t have time to get to the shops and ………….
- a) -get her film developed.
- b) -develop her film.
7-Can I…………, please?
- a) -have my hair done
- b) -have done my hair
8-Ann ………… her house …………………
- a) -is having / painted
- b) -has / paint
9-We are going to………….
- a) -have our roof fixed
- b) -have fixed our roof
10-I went to the dentist to…………………..
- a) -take out my tooth
- b) -have my tooth taken out
11-We need to have our computer ……………. out for viruses.
- a) -check
- b) -checked
12-I had to have my digital camera ………… after I dropped it in the water.
- a) -fix
- b) -fixed
2. Choose the right option (1.5 points)
1-She denied ……………………… the mobile phone, but no one believed her.
- a) -take.
- b) -taking
2-. You’ve been robbed. Try …………………………………. an alarm.
- a) -to put
- b) -to putting
3-.She hopes …………………….. for an international accounting firm in the future.
- a) -to work
- b) -working
4- You should apologize for……………….…… us so many problems.
- a) -having caused
- b) -to cause
5-.My parents have decided ………………. a party to celebrate their anniversary.
- a) -to have.
- b) -having.
6-Do you remember ………………….. to school when you were about six?
- a) -to go
- b) -going.
7-You can make the dog ………………………. to you by shouting ‘sit’.
- a) -sit.
- b) -sitting.
8-. I advise you to give up……………………………
- a) -drinking
- b) -drink
9-. I can’t afford………………………………….. a new car.
- a) -buying
- b) -to buy
10-.My uncle finally gave up …….…. at the age of fifty.
- a) .to smoke
- b) .smoking
11-.I really enjoyed …………………… to those CDs you sent me.
- a) .listening
- b) .to listen
12-.How did you learn ……………………… Chinese?
- a) .to speak
- b) .speaking
13-.I enjoy ……………………………… postcards.
- a) .to write
- b) .writing
14-Do you mind ……………………………… the door?
- a) .to open
- b) .opening
15-We managed ………………… in time.
- a) .arriving
- b) .to arrive