I repaired my computer - I did it myself
I had my computer repaired - someone else did it
A Fill the gaps with have and the verb in brackets in their correct forms.
1 We ................... the roof ................... last year. It cost us a packet. (repair)
Answer : We had the roof repaired last year. It cost us a packet. (repair)
2 Anne ................... her hair ................... every Friday afternoon. (do)
Answer : Anne has her hair done every Friday afternoon. (do)
3 I ................... the brakes ................... three times a year. (check)
Answer : I have the brakes checked three times a year. (check)
4 The government ................... the whole town ................... yesterday. (evacuate)
Answer : The government had the whole town evacuated. (evacuate)
5 I ................... my hard drive ................... for a bigger one last week. (change)
Answer : I had my hard drive changed for a bigger one. (change)
6 When did you last ................... the airconditioning ...................? (service)
Answer : When did you last have the airconditioning serviced? (service)
7 You don't think Liv Tyler's beautiful?! You should ................... your eyes .................... (test)
Answer : You don't think Liv Tyler's beautiful?! You should have your eyes tested. (test)
8 After the plague of fleas, the boss ................... the office .................... (disinfect)
Answer : After the plague of fleas, the boss had the office disinfected. (disinfect)
9 Your cat's coughing. You need to ................... him ................... for parasites. (treat)
Answer : Your cat's coughing. You need to have him treated for parasites. (treat)
10 Daphne ................... her legs ................... once a fortnight. (do)
Answer : Daphne has her legs done once a fortnight. (do)
11 I normally ................... my suit dry ................... before a wedding. (clean)
Answer : I normally have my suit dry cleaned before a wedding. (clean)
12 The headmaster ................... all the lockers ................... for the missing footballs yesterday. (search)
Answer : The headmaster had all the lockers searched for the missing footballs.(search)
13 Have you ................... your house ...................? (double-glaze)
Answer : Have you had your house double-glazed? (double-glaze)
14 Have you ................... that poster I bought you ................... yet? (frame)
Answer : Have you had that poster I bought you framed yet? (frame)
15 The house is in chaos. We're ................... a new kitchen ................... in. (put)
Answer : The house is in chaos. We're having a new kitchen put in at the moment. (put)
Topic: Grammar
I. Fill in the blanks with the comparative and superlative degree of the adjectives given in the brackets.
1. Forgiveness is _____________ than revenge. (noble)
2. My grandmother is a _______________ lady. (wise)
3. Solomon was the ___________ of men. (wise)
4. Honey is _____________ than milk. ( sweet)
5. It was the _____________song I ever heard .(sweet)
6. Nitin is ______________than his sister in studies.( good)
7. Sonal is the ____________of the three. (tall)
8. Paris is the _________________ city in the world. (beautiful)
9. He is a ______________ master . (kind)
10. He lives in the __________________ part of the city.(busy)
II. Complete these sentences with the right adjectives from the box.
1. The fire spread because of the _____________________ weather.
2. My father loves to drink two cups of _____________________coffee in the morning.
4. The old man could not walk fast because of the ______________ load that he carried on his back.
5. Mumbai is a ____________________ city.
6. I wish the world would be a _______________________ place.
7. The _____________________ answer was correct.
8. Give me _________________ soup to drink.
9. The day is ______________________so we can go out to play.
10. Deepak is an _________________ boy . He listens to everyone.
III. Re-arrange the jumbled words into meaningful sentences:
1. the rule/ have/ followed / we
2. exposed / the criminals/ have been
3. The /stopped / has / working / AC
4. scientists / our / made/ have / proud/ us
5. students / good/ depend/ don’t / bookish/ on/knowledge
6. the / Melbourne / is / best/ to/ city / live / the/ in / world
8. request / his / was / granted / at / meeting / the
9. thieves / the / moved / quietly / into / the building
10. should / say /sorry/ you / for / you/ what/ have done
IV. Fill in the blanks with suitable conjunctions.
1 Work hard _________ you will not be selected in the team . (or/ if)
2. The cat is mewing ____________ it is hungry. ( because / so )
3. I kept my books, notebooks _________ pencil box in my school bag. ( and /or)
4. My sister has mobile ___________she never uses it. ( but/for )
5. I bought the doll __________ I liked it .( because /if)
6. I looked everywhere ______________ I could not find my friend .( but /so)
7. Neha looks sad ______________ she has torn her new dress.( as / and )
V. Choose the correct adverbs to complete the sentences.
1 My mother prepared the dish __________________(quickly/loudly)
2 The children are waiting _________________the room. (later/ outside)
3 Piha is doing _______________ in painting classes. (well / good)
4 We __________________waited for the announcement to be made as we wanted to know
the names of the winners. (anxiously/ dangerously)
5 She looked for me ________________in the garden but couldn’t find me.
(everywhere/around)
6 They _____________ go to the club for playing golf. (often/ loudly)
7 God is present ________________________.( neatly/everywhere)
8 I _______________ speak the truth.(everywhere/always)
VI. Change the sentences in direct speech to indirect speech and rewrite the sentence in the space provided.
1 Dona said, ‘It is holiday for me.’ ( change it to indirect speech)
2 My mother said to me, ‘You should work hard’.(change to indirect speech)
3. He said to his friend, ‘I am hungry.’
4.The master said, ‘The gardener has no tools to work.’
5.The teacher said ,’Honesty is the best policy’.
6.The old man said to the girl, I will tell you a story.’’
VII. Fill in the blanks with suitable subject or objects.
1. ________________________________________ bought apples to make jam.
2. Tina is washing ___________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________could not finish __________________________________________________
4.___________________________________________cooked delicious food for me.
5.____________________________________are working hard for the examination.
6. We bought ______________________________________________________________________________
VIII. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in the brackets.
1 Nowadays children___________ fond of fast food.(be)
2 Rabindranath Tagore _____________ many poems.(write)
3 Yesterday it ___________ heavily so I could not play in the evening.(rain)
4 Neeta ________________ late at night so she couldn’t wake up early .( sleep)
5 She ______________ a melodious song last night at the party.(sing)
IX. Fill in the blanks with the main verbs and the auxiliary verbs.
1 The boy ______________________ with his friends. (is playing /am playing )
2 The team ________________________ cricket. ( is play / will play )
3 I ________________________my friends home. (have called / has called)
4 The clothes __________________________ on the clothesline. (are hanging/will hanging)
5 Neeta _______________________ the doctor. ( has called/ have called)
6 The dog __________________________ on the street. ( is sleeping / am sleeping )
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