Question

Read the sentences using causative forms and write them in the correct order:

1. The painter has his job interrupted by the contractor and the electrician
2. The gardener and the carpenter had their job critized
3. We had our water problem solved by the plumber
4. The racer had his car fixed by a mechanic

Answer 1

Resposta:

1. The painter has his job interrupted by the contractor and the electrician

The contractor and the electrician have interrupted the painter's job.

2. The gardener and the carpenter had their job critized.

The gardener's and the carpenter's job had been critized.

3. We had our water problem solved by the plumber.

The plumber solved our water problem.

4. The racer had his car fixed by a mechanic.

A mechanic fixed the racer's car.

Explicação:

A causative form é formada pelos verbos have/get + objeto + passado particípio do verbo, e sempre será usada quando alguém faz alguma coisa por nós (seja porque pagamos, pedimos, convencemos, etc), mas esse “alguém" não precisa aparecer na frase