ACTIVE ENGLISH: BOOK 3 / PAGE 100 PAST TENSE / CAUSATIVE

1. I paid someone to paint my house.
2. I hired a mechanic to repair my car.
3. I paid the gardener to clean my garden.
4. I asked the maid to tidy up my bedroom and she will.
5. They are fixing my DVD because I’m paying them to.
6. The hairdresser cut my hair.
7. Dad hired someone to fix the fence last week.
8. Ms. Smith asked her sister to correct her students’ homework and she is doing it right now.
9. Mom will pay the tailor to sew a dress for her.
10. The Johnsons hired some workers to restore their old house.
11. I took my car to the auto mechanic to charge its battery.
12. The optometrist will check my eyes next Friday.

1. I paid someone to paint my house.
I had my house painted.
2. I hired a mechanic to repair my car.
I had my car repaired.
3. I paid the gardener to clean my garden.
I had my garden cleaned.
4. I asked the maid to tidy up my bedroom and she will.
I’ll have my bedroom tidied up.
5. They are fixing my DVD because I’m paying them to.
I’m having my DVD fixed.
6. The hairdresser cut my hair.
I had my hair cut.
7. Dad hired someone to fix the fence last week.
Dad had the fence fixed last week.
8. Ms. Smith asked her sister to correct her students’ homework and she is doing it right now.
Ms Smith is having her students’ homework corrected right now.
9. Mom will pay the tailor to sew a dress for her.
Mom will have a dress sewed.
10. The Johnsons hired some workers to restore their old house.
The Johnsons had their old house restored.
11. I took my car to the auto mechanic to charge its battery.
I had my car battery charged.
12. The optometrist will check my eyes next Friday.
I’ll have my eyes checked next Friday.