To want to wish to desire to prefer to like

       e.g. The director wanted the answer sent at once.

       He preferred the letters answered by his personal assistant.

       The governor desired it done quick.

 

3. verbs of causative meaning (побудительное значение)

To have     to get         to make     

e.g. Why don’t you have your hair waved?

We must get our tickets registered.

You must have your photo taken.

The speaker made himself heard with the help of a microphone.

 

4. verbs of mental activity

To consider            to believe   to understand

e.g. The old foreman considered himself sacked without any reason.

TASK 22 . Underline the right answer to the question about the sentences given below.

1. I watched some men digging a hole in the road. Did I watch until they had finished?

YES                  NO             NOT CLEAR

1. I watched some men dig a hole in the road. Did I watch until they had finished?

YES                  NO             NOT CLEAR

1. I thought that Janet was very interesting in the play. What was Janet doing?

PERFORMING                WATCHING        NOT CLEAR

1.  I thought that Janet was very interested in the play. What was Janet doing?

PERFORMING                WATCHING        NOT CLEAR

1. I must alter this dress before I wear it again. Will I do the work myself?

YES                  NO          NOT CLEAR

1. I must have this dress altered before I wear it again. Will I do the work myself?

YES                  NO             NOT CLEAR

1. “Where’s John?” “He’s gone walking.” What kind of activity is this?

A SHORT ONE               A LONG ONE                 NOT CLEAR

1. “Where’s John?” “He’s gone for a walk.” What kind of activity is this?

A SHORT ONE               A LONG ONE                 NOT CLEAR

1. You must have repaired the lawn mower. Is the lawn mower still broken?

YES                                  NO                                    NOT CLEAR

1. You must have the lawn mower repaired. Is the lawn mower still broken?

YES                                  NO                                    NOT CLEAR

TASK 22. Replace the underlined phrases with the structure ‘have something done’. Follow the example.

Example. I didn’t recognize Sheila. The hairdresser dyed her hair. = She had her hair dyed.

1. I’ve been getting a lot of annoying calls, so the telephone company is going to change my number.

2. Gabrielle broke her leg six weeks ago but she’s much better now. In fact the doctor should be taking the plaster off tomorrow.

3. Since Rowland made a lot of money, he’s not content with his little cottage, so an architect’s designed him a fine new house.

4. This room gets too hot when the sun shines so I’m getting someone to fit the blinds on the windows.

5. I heard that Mrs. Green didn’t trust her husband so she hired a detective to follow him!

6. We don’t really know what Shakespeare looked like. I wish he had asked someone to paint his portrait before he died.

7. My sister had always been self-conscious about her nose so she decided to go to a clinic for an operation which will straighten it.

 

TASK 23 . Decide which of the activities in the sentences below you can do yourself and which you must ask someone to do for you. Add one more sentences to show who will do it. Follow the example.

Example.   Your hair needs cutting. – I’m going to have it cut tomorrow.

              Look, how dirty his car is. – I know, I promise, I’ll wash it at the weekend.

1. Your shoes need mending.

2. The wallpaper in your room needs changing.

3. Your vacuum cleaner needs repairing.

4. Your friend has an awful hairdo.

5. Your watch goes wrong.

6. Your father’s car needs servicing.

7. The grass on your lawn wants cutting.

8. The carpet in the sitting room is rather dirty.

9. Here is the roll with the film you took yesterday.

10. Your mum’s hair wants dying.

11. You think your dress is too long.

12. Something is wrong with your computer.

13. The flowers on your window-sill are dying.

 

PARTICIPLE II AS PART OF A COMPOUND VERBAL PREDICATE

(Complex Subject)

In this function Participle II is found very seldom and is used after certain verbs in the passive voice. The most frequent verbs are:

To see         to hear       to make     to feel to find

       e.g. The treasure was found hidden under an old oak tree.

       Mr. Brown was constantly seen drunk in the middle of the afternoon.

       I am afraid this information will have to be made known.

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