English grammar quiz: Verb tenses | The Causative form (Causative Structures) 3

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ONLINE ENGLISH GRAMMAR QUIZ
topic: Causative Structures 3 | level: Advanced

REMEMBER: There are two basic causative structures - an active one (ex: "I had Mike fix my computer", "I let him go there"), and a passive one (ex: "I had my computer fixed"). It is often used with the following verbs: TO HAVE, TO LET, TO MAKE, TO GET, and a few others.

1. She ________ that he wouldn't tell anyone.
  made him promise
  made him promised
  promised to make

2. Does your tooth still hurt? Yes, I have to get a dentist ________ soon.
  look at it
  to look at it
  to get it looked at

3. I ________ a couple of days ago.
  had my bike to be fixed
  had my bike fix
  had my bike fixed

4. I will not ________ with this!
  allow you get away
  let you get away
  to let you get away

5. Don't ________ these things about you!
  let him say
  let him to say
  let him said

6. The movie ________ sad.
  made to feel
  made him feel
  made him to feel

7. I ________ from my other address.
  get my mail forward
  get my mail to forward
  get my mail forwarded

8. Have your assistant ________ these letters immediately!
  to send
  send
  to be sent

9. He ________ yesterday.
  had his hair cut
  had his hair to be cut
  had hair to be cut

10. The professor ________ early.
  to let the students leave
  let the student leave
  let the student to leave

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