Causative Have and Get – Part 1: Multiple Choice

Choose the words that complete each sentence. Read the whole text to see who does the job. Your first choice counts.

1. My grandmother _____ by a window cleaner once a month, because she can't climb a ladder herself any more.

2. Do you know a shop where I can _____? It's cracked, and I can't do it myself.

3. We didn't want to wait weeks for a decorator. So my brother and I _____ ourselves over two weekends.

4. 'I heard there were pickpockets on the bus. _____?' 'Yes, my purse! I didn't even see the thief.'

5. '_____ when you went to the dentist's?' 'Yes, and she says they're fine.'

6. Our washing machine kept leaking. We didn't want to try fixing it ourselves, so we _____ last week. We only paid the engineer £60.

7. My neighbour takes his car to a car wash, while I _____ by hand every Sunday. I enjoy doing it, and it doesn't take long.

8. My mum isn't paying a gardener £40 to do it. She's going to _____ herself this weekend.

9. Tom _____ at the new barber's, and he only paid £12. He didn't cut it himself, and it looks great.

10. Burglars broke into our flat while we were on holiday, but luckily we _____. The alarm scared them away.

11. 'Did you _____ yourself, or did you pay someone to make them?' 'I made them myself. It took a whole week.'

12. We _____ last month because the builder was ill, so it still leaks when it rains.

13. We wouldn't touch the boiler ourselves. We _____ this month, and the engineer says it's in good condition.

14. My brother _____ by the council after he parked on a double yellow line. He had to pay £200 to get it back.

15. We didn't _____ ourselves. It's far too heavy, so we paid a removal company £150 to do it.

16. This contract is in German, which I don't speak myself, so I'll _____ at an agency near my office. It'll cost about £50.

17. Look, I _____! The furniture shop offered to put it together, but I didn't need their help. It only took me an hour with the instructions.

18. When you rang, Dad was _____ himself. The plumber wanted £90 just to come out.

19. We're _____ next Tuesday. Someone from the bathroom shop is coming at eight to fit it.

20. Priya's new dress is too long, and she can't sew well herself, so she's going to _____ at the tailor's on Friday.