We use the have something done form when we want to say that instead of doing something ourselves
someone else does it for us, or to refer to something that has affected us.
Transform these sentences using the causative have
1. A local firm redecorated our kitchen.We ..............................................................................by a local firm
2. A doctor took out her tonsils when she was six.
She ........................................................................when she was six.
3. Be careful! These walls have just been painted.
Be careful! l.......................................................................... painted.
4. There was a leak in the roof so they're fixing it now.
There was a leak in the roof so 1............................................... now.
5. The hairdresser should cut your hair. It's too long and untidy!
You............................................................................... It's too long and untidy!
6. When will you call someone to repair the air conditioning? It's too hot in here!
When will you ....................................................................? It's too hot in here!
7. When I was coming here, someone stole my purse on the bus.
When I was coming here, l.............................................................. : on the bus.
8. If you don't get out right now, 1'11ask the police to arrest you.
If you don't get out right now, l........................................................ by the police.
Exercise 1:Active to Passive Voice
1. The government built a road right outside her front door.2. Mr. Ross broke the antique vase as he walked through the store.
3. When she arrived. the changes amazed her.
4. The construction workers are making street repairs all month long.
5. The party will celebrate his retirement.
6. His professors were discussinq his oral exam right in front of him.
7. My son ate all the homemade cookies.
8. Corrosion had damaged the hull of the ship.
9. Some children were visiting the old homestead while I was there.
Exercise 2: Passive to Active
EXAMPLE : The statue is being visited by hundreds of tourists every year. (Hundreds of tourists visit the statue each year)
1. My books were stolen by someone yesterday.2. These books had been left in the classroom by a careless student.
3. Coffee is raised in many parts of Hawaii by plantation workers,
4. The house had been broken into by someone while the owners were on vacation.
5. A woman was being carried downstairs by a very strong firefighter.
6. The streets around the fire had been blocked off by the police.
7. Have you seen the new movie that was directed by Ron Howard?
8. My car is in the garage being fixed by a dubious mechanic.
9. A great deal of our oil will have been exported to other countries by our government
