8/13/2019 Bad Day Causative Form

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EXERCISES ON CAUSATIVE STRUCTURES

Complete the following story with the expressions given at the end:

A Bad Day

Yesterday I had a really bad day. I (1)_____ at half past five, because I had to leave home early. I hadto take my car to the garage to (2)_____ . I couldnt (3)_____ the children to school, because she had

already arranged to (4)_____ that morning before work. Having to (5)_____ that early (6)_____, but as

you can see, I couldnt help it. Of course, they werent very happy, to say the lea st. Then, they(7)_____ them eggs for breakfast, which took quite long, because our cooker is not in perfect order. I

should have (8)_____ long ago, but somehow I never had the time. My wife started complaining again

when she saw me struggling with the cooker that I can never (9)_____ . It just (10)_____, but it didnt

improve anything. Then I spilt some hot oil on my hand, which (11)_____ round the kitchen, cursing

and banging on everything. We were running short of time and I had to (12)_____ their breakfast in a

hurry. The weather forecast warned us that it would be cold so I (13)_____ two pullovers. Jenny

couldnt find her favorite blue pullover and it (14)_____ . I (15)_____ the whole wardrobe upside

down to find it, but of course it was no good. We were running twenty minutes behind schedule whenwe left the house. In the car, Tony asked me if I had (16)_____ . This might (17)_____ that Im a

careless father, but I hadnt. I told him that I had (18)_____ to the watchmakers, but it wouldnt be

ready till Friday. Then Jenny tried to (19)_____ faster because she enjoys speed. We were late anyway,

so I obliged. But only till the next corner, where I (20)_____ by a police car. They (21)_____ a breath

test and fined me for speeding. When I arrived at the office, I found that my assistant hadnt been ableto (22)_____ my letters. That was the end. I decided I had had enough. I simply (23)_____ me a cup ofcoffee and told her to (24)_____ for that day. I sat down to my coffee and spent the rest of the morning

reading the papers.

A get the typists to type I made the children get up Q get my wife to take

B got my secretary to bring J had me take R made her cry

C have it serviced K make the kids get up S get me to drive

D was forced to stop L had it changed T have her hair dyedE made me feel bad M make you believe U get anything done

F made me fry N made me feel guilty V had me running

G had my assistant take it O make the kids finish W made the children put on

H got Tony to turn P had his watch repaired

X have all my meetings cancelled

Put the following sentences into Passive Voice

1- The doctor made Ali give up smoking

2- His father made John go to the dentist

3- You can have Ali type the thesis

4- They might have had Ahmet change the locks

5- Shell have the doctor vaccinate her baby

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