HAVE SOMETHING DONE PRACTICE

BACHILLERATO 2

HAVE SOMETHING DONE PRACTICE

BACHILLERATO 2

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Finish the sentences with 'have something done' in the correct form. Why does he ? (all his shoes/ make) I can't read Greek so I am (the documents/ translate) The house was damp so last winter we (central heating/ install) The hall was dark so last year we (another window/ put in) He went to a garage to (the puncture/ mend) If you hate cleaning fish, why don't you at the fishmonger's? (it/ clean) He didn't like the colour of the curtains so he (them/ change) Your roof is leaking, you should (it/ repair) That tooth is giving you a lot of trouble. You should (it/ take out) Rewrite the sentences using 'have/get something done'. Example: I'm going to get the shoemaker to mend my shoes. I'm going to have/get my shoes mended. They are going to get an architect to design their new house. She wanted to get a dressmaker to alter her dress. We were thinking of getting the gardener to cut the grass. You really must get someone to test your eyes. I'd really like to get someone to repaint my car, but I can't afford it.

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Can't you get someone to do the translation? I'm glad to say the Council are getting someone to mend the road.

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Rewrite the sentences using the correct form of 'have something done'. Omit the words underlined. Example: She went to a chiropodist and he treated her feet. She had her feet treated. 1 I pay a window cleaner to clean my windows every month. 2 I pay a garage to grease my car. 3 The shoe-mender is repairing my shoes for me. 4 I can't buy clothes to fit me so I employ a tailor to make them for me. 5 I paid a watchmaker to clean my watch. 6 I asked the fishmonger to open the oysters for me. 7 I went to a jeweller and he pierced my ears for me. 8 They employed builders to put a new roof on the house. 9 The tap kept dripping so I sent for a plumber to see to it. 10 He paid a lorry driver to tow the car to a garage.

HAVE SOMETHING DONE PRACTICE

BACHILLERATO 2

HAVE SOMETHING DONE PRACTICE

BACHILLERATO 2

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Finish the sentences with 'have something done' in the correct form. Why does he have all his shoes made ? (all his shoes/ make) I can't read Greek so I am having the documents translated. (the documents/ translate) The house was damp so last winter we had central heating installed. (central heating/ install) The hall was dark so last year we had another window put in. (another window/ put in) He went to a garage to have the puncture mended. (the puncture/ mend) If you hate cleaning fish, why don't you have it cleaned at the fishmonger's? (it/ clean) He didn't like the colour of the curtains so he had them changed. (them/ change) Your roof is leaking, you should have it repaired. (it/ repair) That tooth is giving you a lot of trouble. You should have it taken out. (it/ take out) Rewrite the sentences using 'have/get something done'. Example: I'm going to get the shoemaker to mend my shoes. I'm going to have/get my shoes mended. They are going to get an architect to design their new house. They are going to get their new house designed (by an architect). She wanted to get a dressmaker to alter her dress. She wanted to have her dress altered. We were thinking of getting the gardener to cut the grass. We were thinking of getting the grass cut. You really must get someone to test your eyes. You really must get your eyes tested. I'd really like to get someone to repaint my car, but I can't afford it. I'd like to have my car repainted, but I can't afford it.

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Can't you get someone to do the translation? Can't you get the translation done? I'm glad to say the Council are getting someone to mend the road. I'm glad to say the Council are getting the road mended.

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Rewrite the sentences using the correct form of 'have something done'. Omit the words underlined. Example: She went to a chiropodist and he treated her feet. She had her feet treated. 1 I pay a window cleaner to clean my windows every month. I have my windows cleaned every month. 2 I pay a garage to grease my car. I have my car greased 3 The shoe-mender is repairing my shoes for me. I'm having my shoes repaired. 4 I can't buy clothes to fit me so I employ a tailor to make them for me. I can't buy clothes to fit me so I have them made. 5 I paid a watchmaker to clean my watch. I had my watch cleaned. 6 I asked the fishmonger to open the oysters for me. I had the oysters opened. 7 I went to a jeweller and he pierced my ears for me. I had my ears pierced. 8 They employed builders to put a new roof on the house. They had a new roof put. 9 The tap kept dripping so I sent for a plumber to see to it. The tap kept dripping so I had it seen to. 10 He paid a lorry driver to tow the car to a garage. He had the car towed to a garage. 3