Causative verbs (make, get, have.has,cause,let,help) with examples and exercises.

2. Those verbs where we cause some one to do a work/where the work
is done indirectly.
With Agent Without Agent
NOTE: In causative
sentences, we have got two I make Nazeer read a book. I make a book read.
persons involved in the work. I get Nazeer to read a book. I get a book read.
One is the subject (the one who I have Nazeer read a book. I have a book read.
gets the work done). Second is
Poverty caused him to steal The deadly diseased
agent (the doer of the work).
All causative verbs can also be money. caused his body to
used without mentioning agent. You let me join your party. bleed.
(causative verbs cab be used in I helped her to pack the He will let the car cool.
the whole twelve tenses). luggage.

3. It is used when we force some one to do
work.
Usage of Make with agent Usage of Make without
FORMULA: agent
Sub+(H.verbs)+c.v+agent+1s- FORMULA:
v+obj+. Sub+(H.verbs)+c.v+obj+1st
 She makes her servant wash -v+.
the car.  She makes the car wash.
 I made the gardener water the  I made the plants water.
plants.  Commander will make the
 Commander will make the enemies attack.
soldiers attack enemies.  We had made her console.
 We had made her wash clothes.

4. It is used when we persuade some one to
do work.
Usage of Get with agent Usage of Get without
FORMULA: agent
Sub+(H.verbs)+c.v+agent+to+ FORMULA:
1sv+obj+. Sub+(H.verbs)+c.v+obj+3rd
 I get my brother to wash the -v+.
car.  I get the car washed.
 He gets his sister to bake the  He gets the bread baked.
bread.  Nazeer will get plants watered.
 Nazeer will get Iqra to obey the  She was getting the window
closed.
elders.
 She was getting me to close the
window.

5. These are used when we ask some one to
do work.
Usage of Have/Has with Usage of Have/Has
agent without agent
FORMULA: FORMULA:
Sub+(H.verbs)+c.v+agent+ Sub+(H.verbs)+c.v+obj+3rd
1sv+obj+. -v+.
 I have my friend wash the car.  I have the car washed.
 They had us clean the room.  They had the room cleaned.
 Arian will be having him cook  Arian will be having him
food. defamed.
 I had had Rehana speak  I had had the Nation served.
English.

6. The causative verb
It is generally used
cause means to make It is used when a
when a person gives
something happen. person assists another
permission for another
FORMULA: person to do
person to do
Sub+(H.verbs)+cause something.
something.
+someone/something FORMULA:
FORMULA:
+to+obj+. Sub+help+someone+1
Sub+let+someone/so
 Bad weather caused -stv/to+1stv+obj+.
mething+1stv+obj+.
me to vomit.  They helped me to
 You let Nazeer
 The diseases caused find the job.
borrow your pen.
his face to swell.  Nazeer will help
 Robert will let the
 The investigation Imran write English.
car cool.
caused Izhar to speak
the truth.

7. EXERCISE NO. 1 EXERCISE NO. 2
Fill in the blanks: Use causative verbs and
1. He makes house ________. make sentences from the
(cleaned, to clean, clean) given situations:
2. They made us ________ a letter. 1. I/hair/cut.
(to write, write) ___________________________.
3. I shall be getting you ________ 2. She/clothes/washed.
plants. (water, watered, to ___________________________.
water) 3. They/Nazeer/read/book.
___________________________.
4. We had them ________. (kill,
4. We/them/play/football.
killed, to kill)
___________________________.
5. She will have been getting
5. He/room/paint.
you________ the room. (paint, to ___________________________.
paint)