Grammar in use

Causative form

Causative form
We use have+object+past participle to say that we Have
arranged for someone to do something for us. The past
participle has a passive meaning. She had her hair cut
at the new hairdressers.(she didnt cut her own hair).
Questions and negations of the verb have are formed
with do/does(present simple)or did(past simple)
Did you have the carpets cleaned last week?
We also use have something done to talk about an
unpleasant experience that somebody had.when kate
was in town,she had her bag stolen (=her bag was
stolen)
We can use the verb get instead of have in informal
conversation Ill get the photographs developed when I
go into town

Regular active form Causative form
Present simple He fixes his bike He has his bike fixed
Present continuous He is fixing his bike He is having his bike fixed
Past simple He fixed his bike He had his bike fixed
Past continuous He was fixing his bike He was having his bike fixed
Future simple He will fix his bike He will have his bike fixed
Future continuous He will be fixing his bike He will be having his bike fixed.
Present perfect He has fixed his bike He has had his bike fixed.
Present perfect continuous He has been fixing his bike He has been having his bike
fixed.
Past perfect He had fixed his bike He had had his bike fixed.
Past perfect continuous He had been fixing his bike He had been having his bike
fixed.
Infinitive
-ing form
He should fix his bike
Its wort fixing his bike
He should have his bike fixed.
Its worth having his bike fixed
Reported speech
We use direct speech to quote someones exact words. We
enclose their words in inverted commas.
I live in Highfield Road ,Eve said. Or Eve said I live in
Highfield Road
We use reported speech to report the exact meaning of
what someone said,but not in the exact words. We do not
use inverted commas. Personal pronouns, possessive
adjectives and possessive pronouns change according to
the meaning of the sentence. Eve said that she lives in
highfield road.
We can report someones words a long time after they
were said (out-of-date-reporting) or a short time after they
were said (up-to-date-reporting)
Say-tell-ask
Say: can be used both in diregt and reported speech.it is used with a
personal object. When it is used with a personal object it is always
followd by to (said to him). In reported speech say is not followed by
an object pronoun, but it can be followed by that.
Direct: im tired she said OR im tired,she said to me.
reported: she said (that) she was tired.
Tell: can be used both in direct and reported speech. It is always
followed by personal object(told him)
Direct: I come from Newcastle Gary told me
Reported: Gary told me that he comes from Newcastle
Ask: is used in direct questions and requests
Direct: where are you going he asked me.
hurry up she said.
Reported: he asked me where I was going.
she asked us to hurry up
Say Hello,good morning/afternoon etc,something/nothing, so a prayer,
a few words, etc
Tell The truth, a lie, a story, a secret, a joke the time , the difference, one
from another, somebody ones name, somebody the way, somebody
so, someones fortune, etc
Ask A question,a favor, the price, after somebody , the time, around , for
something/somebody, etc
Direct speech Reported speech
I walk to work everyday
Present simple
He said (that)he walked to work everyday.
Past simple
I am going to the cinema
Present continuous
He said(that)he was going to the cinema.
Past continuous
I have finished my homework
Present perfect
He said (that) he had finished his
homework
Past perfect
I bought their new CD
Past simple
He said (that) he bought/had bought their
new CD
Past simple or past perfect
I was playing football at 12 oclock
Past continuous
He said that he was playing /had been
playing football at 12oclock
Past continuous or past perfect
continuous
I will go and buy some bread
Future simple(will)
He said that he would go and buy some
bread.
Conditional (would)
The past perfect and past perfect continuous do
not change in reported speech.
Some words and time expressions change
according to the meaning of the sentence.
Here-there, come-go
Today, tonight -that day that night
Yesterday- the day before,the previous day
Now- then,at that/the
time/moment,immediately
Two days ago- two days before,



This week- that week
Tomorrow- the next/following month
next month- the month after,the following month
Some modal verbs also change, as follows:
Will-would
Can(ability)-could,can(future reference)-
could/would be able to
May-might
Shall-should
Must(obligation)-must/had to
Neednt- neednt/didnt need to/didnt have to