Causative Verb Worksheet with Explanation

1. Morgan had Julia ______ the bedroom.

cleaned	to clean
cleaning	clean
Correct Answer: clean
Explanation: Subject + have (in any tense) + object (usually a person) + base form of verb + . . . .

2. He always has me _____ his work.

did	do
to do	doing
Correct Answer: do
Explanation: Subject + have (any form of tense) + object (usually a person) + base form of verb + . . . .

3. Mary will have me _______ her homework.

prepared	to prepare
prepare	preparing
Correct Answer: prepare
Explanation: Subject + have (any tense) + object (usually person) + base form of verb + . . . .

4. John had his car ______ with only $3.

wash	washing
to wash	washed
Correct Answer: washed
Explanation: Subject + have (any tense) + object (usually thing) + past participle form of verb + . . . .

5. He always has his work ______.

did	done
does	to do
Correct Answer: done
Explanation: Subject + have (any tense) + object (usually thing) + past participle form of verb + . . . .

6. She will have her homework _______.

prepared	preparing
prepare	to prepare
Correct Answer: prepared
Explanation: Subject + have (any tense) + object (usually thing) + past participle form of verb + . . . .

7. She got Alex _______ the bedroom.

cleaning	cleaned
have cleaned	to clean
Correct Answer: to clean
Explanation: Subject + get (any tense) + object (usually person) + infinitive + . . . .

8. You always get me _____ your own work.

to do	do
done	doing
Correct Answer: to do
Explanation: Subject + get (any tense) + object (usually person) + infinitive + . . . .

9. This machine will help you _____ faster.

work	working
to be worked	worked
Correct Answer: work
Explanation: Subject + help (any tense) + object (always person) + base form of verb/infinitive + . . .

10. I will make you _____ for this insult.

paid	to
pay	paying
Correct Answer: pay
Explanation: Subject + make (any tense) + object (always person) + base form of verb + . . .

11. I will let you _____ if you complete the task first.

be gone	go
going	to go
Correct Answer: go
Explanation: Subject + let (any tense) + object (always person) + base form of verb +. . .

12. Alex made her _____ whole night.

crying	to cry
cried	cry
Correct Answer: cry
Explanation: Subject + made (any form of tense) + object (usually person) + base form of verb +. . .

13. Robert helped me _____ the prison.

escaped	escaping
to be escaped	escape
Correct Answer: escape
Explanation: Subject + help (any tense) + object (usually person) + base form of verb/Infinitive +. . .

14. What have I told you to make you _____?

laugh	laughed
laughing	to laugh
Correct Answer: laugh
Explanation: Any form of 'make' demands the next verb to be in BASE FORM.

15. My behaviors will not impress a lady _____ in love with me.

to fall	falling
fall	to be fell
Correct Answer: to fall
Explanation: 'Impress' is not a causative verb. It follows the 'right form of verbs' rules.

16. Doctor advised him –

to stay at home, taking proper medication and avoiding junk food.	staying at home, to take proper medication and to avoid junk food.
to stay at home, to take proper medication and avoiding junk food.	to stay at home, to take proper medication and to avoid junk food.
Correct Answer: to stay at home, to take proper medication and to avoid junk food.
Explanation: The selected option is the only viable one out of the given ones as all the words are in phrase form.

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