The document provides examples of sentences using the structure "have something done" to express when an action is performed by someone other than the subject. It gives 15 sentences for the reader to complete using this structure and related verbs like repair, perm, service. It then provides 10 sentences and asks the reader to rewrite them using the "have something done" structure without specifying the agent performing the action. The purpose is to practice this grammatical structure for expressing when an outside party performs an action.
The document provides examples of sentences using the structure "have something done" to express when an action is performed by someone other than the subject. It gives 15 sentences for the reader to complete using this structure and related verbs like repair, perm, service. It then provides 10 sentences and asks the reader to rewrite them using the "have something done" structure without specifying the agent performing the action. The purpose is to practice this grammatical structure for expressing when an outside party performs an action.
1. My parents ………………… their car ………………… last week. (repair)
2. Mary ………………… her hair ………………… twice a year. (perm) 3. I ………………… my car ………………… regularly. (service) 4. The school ………………… the air conditioning ………………… next Monday. (install) 5. You ought to ………………… your eyes ………………… every year. (test) 6. My mum ………………… her hair ………………… on Fridays. (do) 7. How often ………………… your motorbike ………………… ? (service) 8. My friend ………………… their house ………………… at the moment. (paint) 9. Bruce ………………… the lawn ………………… by a gardener today. (mow) 10. John always ………………… his suits ………………… at a specialist cleaner’s. (clean) 11. Lewis ………………… his room ………………… by a professional painter last year. (decorate) 12. In the summer, she ………………… her garden ………………… . (water) 13. Peter should ………………… his hair ………………… for the interview. (cut) 14. I ………………… my phone ………………… after I dropped it. (repair) 15. I never ………………… my bike ………………… . I repair it myself. (repair)
2. Rewrite these sentences. Use HAVE SOMETHING DONE. Don’t write the agent.
1. The mechanic changed the tyre of my car.
2. The dentist is going to check the boy’s teeth.
3. A professional painter has painted our house.
4. The electrician will fix the problem of our wiring.