Causatives Exercise 2: Have Someone Do Something / Get Someone to Do Something

Change the sentences to use the structures 'have someone do something' or 'get someone to do
something'. Each one starts with 'I'.

1. The cleaner cleaned the house. (have)

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2. The taxi driver collected us. (have)

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3. John arrived on time. (get)

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4. The mechanic fixed the brakes. (have)

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5. The teacher explained the lesson. (have)

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6. My husband looked after our children. (get)

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7. The waiter brought some water. (have)

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8. The nurse took your temperature. (have)

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9. The students stopped sleeping in class. (get)

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10. The teenagers went to bed early. (get)

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11. The dentist cleaned my teeth. (have)
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12. My friend took her car. (get)

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13. The window cleaner washed the windows. (have)

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14. The toddler ate her vegetables. (get)

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15. The teacher checked my writing. (get)

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16. The secretary typed the report. (have)

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17. The shop assistant gave me a discount. (get)

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18. The shop delivered the food. (have)

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19. The children did their homework. (get)

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20. My colleague helped me write the report. (get)

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Mini Lesson 043 - Expressing Preferences with 'Prefer' and 'Would Rather'

Explanation:
When talking about preferences, we use "prefer" and "would rather" to indicate
choices. Both are used to express likes and dislikes, but they differ in usage.

1. Prefer:
- Used to express a general preference between two or more things.
- Form: *prefer* + noun/verb-ing + to + noun/verb-ing.
- Example: *I prefer tea to coffee.* / *I prefer swimming to running.*

2. Would Rather:
- Used to express a specific preference in a particular situation. It’s often used to
compare immediate choices.
- Form: *would rather* + base verb (without "to") + than + base verb.
- Example: *I would rather stay at home than go out.*

Key Differences:
- Use prefer when talking about general preferences.
- Use would rather for specific, immediate choices.

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Exercises

Section 1: Choose Between 'Prefer' or 'Would Rather'

1. I ________ (prefer / would rather) stay at home than go to the party tonight.
2. She ________ (prefer / would rather) tea to coffee.
3. We ________ (prefer / would rather) not watch this movie tonight.
4. He ________ (prefer / would rather) reading books to watching TV.
5. They ________ (prefer / would rather) eat pizza for dinner.

Section 2: Fill in the Blanks with 'Prefer' or 'Would Rather'

1. I ________ to play basketball than football.

2. She ________ going to the park to going to the cinema.
3. They ________ to walk instead of taking a taxi.
4. He ________ to sleep early rather than stay up late.
5. We ________ staying at home to going out.

Section 3: Rewrite the Sentences Using 'Prefer' or 'Would Rather'

1. I like cycling more than running. → I ____________________.

2. She enjoys watching TV more than reading. → She ____________________.
3. They would like to eat pizza rather than a sandwich. → They
____________________.
4. He prefers to go hiking over staying indoors. → He ____________________.
5. I would rather travel by plane than by train. → I ____________________.

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Section 4: Error Correction

Correct the mistakes in the sentences:

1. I would rather to go out than stay home.

2. She prefer running than swimming.
3. He prefers to eat pizza than pasta.
4. I would rather going to the beach than the park.
5. They prefer watch movies than play games.

Section 5: Multiple-Choice Questions

1. Which sentence expresses a general preference?

A. I would rather eat salad.
B. I prefer salad to pizza.
C. I would rather eat salad than pizza.

2. Which is correct?
A. She would rather go to the party.
B. She would rather to go to the party.
C. She would rather goes to the party.

3. Choose the correct sentence:

A. He prefers to watch movies than read books.
B. He would rather watch movies than read books.
C. He prefers watch movies than reading books.

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Section 6: Complete the Sentences

1. I ________ (prefer) pasta ________ pizza.

2. He ________ (would rather) __________ (play) video games than watch TV.
3. She ________ (prefer) going for a walk ________ staying indoors.
4. We ________ (would rather) __________ (stay) home than __________ (go) out.
5. They ________ (prefer) __________ (relax) on weekends rather than working.

Section 7: Make Your Own Sentences

Use prefer or would rather to write your own sentences based on the following
prompts:

1. Prefer / tea / coffee

2. Would rather / stay home / go out
3. Prefer / watching movies / reading books
4. Would rather / sleep / study
5. Prefer / traveling by car / traveling by plane

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Complete the sentences using the correct question tags.

1. You're addicted to shopping, __________________?

2. They weren't part of the regular team, __________________?
3. You can't give it back to the owner, __________________?
4. Let's take a day off tomorrow, __________________?
5. She has her hair styled every week, __________________?
6. Mum will be happy to see you, __________________?
7. John keeps talking all the time. That's disgusting, __________________?
8. They haven't ever bought a new car, __________________?
9. I'm such a good swimmer, __________________?
10. He wouldn't agree with you, __________________?
11. There's really nothing more to say, __________________?
12. I shouldn't criticise the teacher, __________________?
13. Please pass me the sugar, __________________?
14. You mustn't play on the freshly cut grass, __________________?
15. You don't want him to come with us, __________________?
16. She hardly said anything, __________________?
17. You do have a receipt, __________________?
18. Peter and Jenny want to be alone, __________________?
19. You weren't ill last week, __________________?
20. I needn't come with you, __________________?
21. I didn't have a chance to thank you, __________________?
22. You had the car repaired, __________________?
23. She never met anyone else, __________________?
24. Let's go to the cinema, __________________?
25. They could make it to the train in time, __________________?
26. Dad won't be with us next week, __________________?
27. If we had more money, we would travel a lot, __________________?
28. You have lunch with your family on Sundays, __________________?
29. It got very late yesterday, __________________?
30. I am not going to have to tell you again, __________________?

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 “I Wish …”

To make a wish about the present, use:

wish + simple past

Examples:

I can’t visit my friends in Spain. I wish I could visit them.

I don’t have time to exercise. I wish I had time to exercise.

We are sick. I wish we weren’t sick.

These sweaters are expensive. I wish they were cheaper.

Complete the sentences.

1. I can’t remember his name.

I wish I ________________________ ________________________ his name.

2. I don’t know the answer.

I wish I ________________________ the answer.

3. I can’t go the party.

I wish I ________________________ ________________________ to the party.

4. I can’t speak Italian.

I wish I ________________________ ________________________ Italian.

5. I don’t have enough money to take a vacation.

I wish I ________________________ enough money to take a vacation.

6. I don’t know how to cook.

I wish I ________________________ how to cook.

7. I have a test tomorrow.

I wish I ________________________ ________________________ a test tomorrow.

8. My neighbors are noisy.

I wish they ________________________ quieter.
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I wish Units
39–41

100 Look at the pictures and write what each person wishes, using the words given.

1 2

be / tall and strong

I wish I were tall and strong. have / car
or I wish I was tall and strong.

3 4

work / office live / with my son

5 6
Help!

can / swim not / live / city

7 8

be / helicopter pilot not / have / short hair

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 Tag Questions
Grammar Practice Worksheets

Exercise 4
WRITING

Unscramble the sentences. Then write a tag question for each one.

Ex. reads / your / books / many / sister

Your sister reads many books, doesn’t she?

1. friends / love / your / pizza

2. try / you / didn’t / very / hard

3. is / she / soon / going / away

4. book / wasn’t / interesting / very / this

5. Sarah / tennis / can’t / play

6. hiking / we / going / go / to / are

7. taking / now / they / a / are / test

8. won’t / you / long / be

9. pasta / the / delicious / was

10. have / leave / at / 6:00 / you / to

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