Bundle W13 de Ingles para Grado 11 en Honduras (Curriculo de Ingles): 20 preguntas con explicación pedagógica.
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HN-ING-11-2026-W13-causative-001-MASTERY-bundle
Pregunta 1
Pregunta 1 · D3Bloom: Apply
The causative with have plus object plus bare infinitive.
I ___ my brother to fix the bike yesterday.
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Respuesta correcta: A)had
💡 Explicación
The causative have plus object plus bare infinitive says that someone arranged for the action to be done. The object comes first and the infinitive has no to.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: A)had
A)hadCorrect! The causative have plus object plus bare infinitive expresses an arrangement the speaker made.
B)had him fixThe object pronoun must come before the bare infinitive, so the word order here is wrong.
C)madeMake plus object plus bare infinitive is possible, but the past of make is made and the sentence is about an arrangement.
D)was havingA past continuous would describe an action under way, and the causative structure is needed here.
💡 Explicación
The causative have plus object plus bare infinitive says that someone arranged for the action to be done. The object comes first and the infinitive has no to.
Pregunta 2
Pregunta 2 · D3Bloom: Apply
The causative with get plus object plus to infinitive.
She ___ the secretary to type the letter.
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Respuesta correcta: B)got
💡 Explicación
Get plus object plus to infinitive is a causative structure with a slightly informal flavour. The to is required with get, unlike have.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: B)got
A)got her typeWith get the infinitive keeps its to, so the base form without to is wrong here.
B)gotCorrect! Get plus object plus to infinitive is a common causative form for arranging for someone to act.
C)gottenGetten is not a form of get, whose past is got and whose participle is gotten or got.
D)was gettingA past continuous would describe an action under way and would lose the causative meaning.
💡 Explicación
Get plus object plus to infinitive is a causative structure with a slightly informal flavour. The to is required with get, unlike have.
Pregunta 3
Pregunta 3 · D3Bloom: Apply
The causative with make plus object plus bare infinitive.
The director ___ the students rewrite the essay.
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Respuesta correcta: C)made
💡 Explicación
Make plus object plus bare infinitive says the subject compelled the action. It is a causative with a strong sense of obligation imposed from outside.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: C)made
A)made them to rewriteWith make the infinitive never takes to, so to rewrite is wrong here.
B)makesMakes is the present form, and the sentence describes a past arrangement.
C)madeCorrect! Make plus object plus bare infinitive expresses compulsion by the subject.
D)made them rewritingThe -ing form is not the structure that make takes, which is the bare infinitive.
💡 Explicación
Make plus object plus bare infinitive says the subject compelled the action. It is a causative with a strong sense of obligation imposed from outside.
Pregunta 4
Pregunta 4 · D4Bloom: Apply
The passive of the causative with let.
The tutor ___ the students work in pairs during the activity.
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Respuesta correcta: D)let
💡 Explicación
Let plus object plus bare infinitive gives permission. It is the mirror image of make, since both take a bare infinitive and express a decision by the subject.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: D)let
A)let them to workWith let the infinitive never takes to, so to work is wrong.
B)letsLets is the present form, and the sentence describes a past permission.
C)allowedAllow plus object plus to infinitive is also valid, but the infinitive keeps its to with allow.
D)letCorrect! Let plus object plus bare infinitive expresses permission given by the subject.
💡 Explicación
Let plus object plus bare infinitive gives permission. It is the mirror image of make, since both take a bare infinitive and express a decision by the subject.
Pregunta 5
Pregunta 5 · D3Bloom: Apply
The passive of the causative.
The roof ___ by a local company last month.
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Respuesta correcta: A)was repaired
💡 Explicación
Many causative sentences are naturally expressed in the passive, because the person who arranges the work is not the person who does it.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: A)was repaired
A)was repairedCorrect! A past simple passive with by is the standard form for a repair arranged by somebody.
B)has repairedThe active would make the roof the one doing the repairing, which is impossible.
C)was repairingA past continuous would suggest the repair was under way, and last month names a finished past time.
D)had been repairedA past perfect would need a past point later than last month, and there is none.
💡 Explicación
Many causative sentences are naturally expressed in the passive, because the person who arranges the work is not the person who does it.
Pregunta 6
Pregunta 6 · D3Bloom: Apply
Have something done, where the speaker arranges the service.
We ___ our windows cleaned before the visitors arrive.
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Respuesta correcta: B)had
💡 Explicación
Have plus object plus past participle is the most frequent causative in everyday English. It reports an arrangement rather than an action performed by the subject.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: B)had
A)have cleanedA bare form after the object would make the subject the one doing the cleaning, which is not the meaning.
B)hadCorrect! Have plus object plus past participle means the speaker arranged for the work to be done.
C)had cleanedA past perfect would be the subject doing the cleaning, so the structure is the active not the causative.
D)have to cleanedHave to expresses obligation, and the infinitive or participle that follows it would be wrong.
💡 Explicación
Have plus object plus past participle is the most frequent causative in everyday English. It reports an arrangement rather than an action performed by the subject.
Pregunta 7
Pregunta 7 · D3Bloom: Apply
Help plus to infinitive, which is correct in standard English.
Can you help me ___ the boxes?
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Respuesta correcta: C)to carry
💡 Explicación
Help somebody to do something is the safest form for exams and formal writing. Help somebody do is widely used in conversation but is often marked down.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: C)to carry
A)carryA bare infinitive after help is common in speech but is considered informal in standard written English.
B)carryingThe -ing form after help is not the standard structure, though it appears informally.
C)to carryCorrect! Help plus to infinitive is the standard form in careful written English.
D)that I carryA that clause with help would need a different verb, and the infinitive is the usual form.
💡 Explicación
Help somebody to do something is the safest form for exams and formal writing. Help somebody do is widely used in conversation but is often marked down.
Pregunta 8
Pregunta 8 · D4Bloom: Apply
The causative with get in the past perfect, since the arrangement was complete.
By the time we arrived, the technician ___ the alarm ___.
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Respuesta correcta: D)had ... installed
💡 Explicación
The causative behaves like any other verb for tense, so the arrangement can be reported in any tense. The structure of the two following elements never changes.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: D)had ... installed
A)has ... installedA present perfect would leave the installation inside the present period, ignoring the arrival deadline.
B)was ... installingA past continuous would suggest the work was still under way when the visitors arrived.
C)had ... to installThe to infinitive would change the meaning from an arrangement to an obligation.
D)had ... installedCorrect! The causative past perfect reports that the installation was arranged and complete before the arrival.
💡 Explicación
The causative behaves like any other verb for tense, so the arrangement can be reported in any tense. The structure of the two following elements never changes.
Pregunta 9
Pregunta 9 · D3Bloom: Apply
Have someone do, in the present.
The company ___ a courier ___ the documents every Friday.
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Respuesta correcta: A)has ... deliver
💡 Explicación
A regular arrangement with another agent is expressed with has plus object plus bare infinitive. Every Friday is what makes it a routine rather than one event.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: A)has ... deliver
A)has ... deliverCorrect! Have plus object plus bare infinitive in the present describes a regular arrangement.
B)has ... to deliverThe to infinitive would turn the sentence into a statement about the company's own obligation.
C)have ... deliverHave is the plural or first person auxiliary, and the subject is the singular company.
D)is ... deliveringA continuous would describe a single action under way, not a weekly arrangement.
💡 Explicación
A regular arrangement with another agent is expressed with has plus object plus bare infinitive. Every Friday is what makes it a routine rather than one event.
Pregunta 10
Pregunta 10 · D3Bloom: Apply
The verb watch, which takes object plus bare infinitive.
We watched him ___ the experiment from the window.
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Respuesta correcta: B)run
💡 Explicación
A group of verbs takes object plus bare infinitive: make, let, have, see, hear, watch, feel and help. Only have in this group also allows a past participle.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: B)run
A)to runThese perception verbs do not take a to infinitive after the object, unlike help and get.
B)runCorrect! Watch, see, hear, feel and make take a bare infinitive after the object.
C)runningThe -ing form follows watch as a different structure, not as its object complement.
D)ranRan would make the main clause the past simple, but the object clause needs a base form.
💡 Explicación
A group of verbs takes object plus bare infinitive: make, let, have, see, hear, watch, feel and help. Only have in this group also allows a past participle.
Pregunta 11
Pregunta 11 · D3Bloom: Apply
The negative form of a causative with have.
I ___ my car ___ yet, so I am taking the bus.
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Respuesta correcta: C)have not had ... repaired
💡 Explicación
In have something done, the participle is obligatory. The structure reports that the work was arranged, whether or not it has been carried out.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: C)have not had ... repaired
A)did not have ... repairedDid would place the arrangement in a finished past moment, and yet keeps the period open.
B)am not having ... repairA present continuous would describe an arrangement under way, and the -ing complement is wrong.
C)have not had ... repairedCorrect! The negative sits after have and the participle closes the structure.
D)have not had ... repairAfter have as a causative the following verb must be a past participle, not a bare infinitive.
💡 Explicación
In have something done, the participle is obligatory. The structure reports that the work was arranged, whether or not it has been carried out.
Pregunta 12
Pregunta 12 · D4Bloom: Apply
Get someone to do, in the past.
The manager ___ the new employee ___ the system last week.
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Respuesta correcta: D)got ... to use
💡 Explicación
Get plus object plus to infinitive is the informal counterpart of have plus object plus bare infinitive. Both report an arrangement, and they differ only in the presence of to.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: D)got ... to use
A)got ... useWith get the infinitive keeps its to, so the bare form is wrong in this structure.
B)gotten ... to useGetten is not the past simple of get, which is got.
C)was getting ... to useA past continuous would describe the manager in the act of arranging, which is not the reported event.
D)got ... to useCorrect! Get plus object plus to infinitive in the past describes an arrangement that was made.
💡 Explicación
Get plus object plus to infinitive is the informal counterpart of have plus object plus bare infinitive. Both report an arrangement, and they differ only in the presence of to.
Pregunta 13
Pregunta 13 · D3Bloom: Apply
The question form of a causative.
___ you ___ your hair cut before the ceremony?
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Respuesta correcta: A)Have ... cut
💡 Explicación
A causative question in the present is simply have before the subject, with the object and the participle after. The verb have does the work of the auxiliary.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: A)Have ... cut
A)Have ... cutCorrect! Have plus object plus past participle in a question keeps the have before the subject.
B)Did ... cutDid builds active tenses and cannot carry the causative structure.
C)Have ... to cutThe to infinitive would change the meaning from an arrangement to the subject's own obligation.
D)Are ... cutA passive continuous would not express the arrangement the question is about.
💡 Explicación
A causative question in the present is simply have before the subject, with the object and the participle after. The verb have does the work of the auxiliary.
Pregunta 14
Pregunta 14 · D3Bloom: Apply
The verb help used without an object.
Would you ___ me carry this table upstairs?
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Respuesta correcta: B)help
💡 Explicación
Help is one of the verbs that keeps its to when it takes an object. Would you help me to carry is the form that is safe in every register.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: B)help
A)helpingThe -ing form after would would make the sentence a passive or an adjective, and it cannot follow a modal directly.
B)helpCorrect! Help plus object plus to infinitive is the standard structure, and the question word order is unchanged by it.
C)helpedHelped after would is not a valid form, because the modal carries the tense.
D)that I carryA that clause would need a different verb, and help takes an infinitive rather than a clause.
💡 Explicación
Help is one of the verbs that keeps its to when it takes an object. Would you help me to carry is the form that is safe in every register.
Pregunta 15
Pregunta 15 · D3Bloom: Apply
A causative in a reported statement, where the auxiliary shifts.
"I will have the car serviced tomorrow," she said. She said that she ___ have the car serviced the next day.
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Respuesta correcta: C)would
💡 Explicación
A causative clause backshifts exactly like any other future verb. The rest of the causative structure, have the car serviced, is untouched by the shift.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: C)would
A)willKeeping will would ignore the past tense of the reporting verb she said.
B)hadA had would report a past perfect, and the original is a future arrangement.
C)wouldCorrect! The will of the original future auxiliary backshifts to would in the report.
D)is going toBe going to is a different future form and does not correspond to the will of the original sentence.
💡 Explicación
A causative clause backshifts exactly like any other future verb. The rest of the causative structure, have the car serviced, is untouched by the shift.
Pregunta 16
Pregunta 16 · D4Bloom: Apply
The verb persuade with a to infinitive.
She persuaded him ___ to the trip.
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Respuesta correcta: D)to come
💡 Explicación
Persuade somebody to do, advise somebody to do and tell somebody to do all use a to infinitive. Convince somebody that plus clause is the alternative structure.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: D)to come
A)comingThe -ing form is not the structure after persuade somebody, which needs a to infinitive.
B)to comingTo plus -ing is not a possible combination in English.
C)that he comesA that clause would require a different verb such as convince, and persuade takes an infinitive.
D)to comeCorrect! Persuade somebody to do something uses a to infinitive for the person who is persuaded.
💡 Explicación
Persuade somebody to do, advise somebody to do and tell somebody to do all use a to infinitive. Convince somebody that plus clause is the alternative structure.
Pregunta 17
Pregunta 17 · D3Bloom: Apply
The negative causative with make.
His parents made him ___ late to school. They would not let him ___ out.
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Respuesta correcta: A)not be ... go
💡 Explicación
When the complement of make or let is negative, the not stands in front of the whole infinitive: made him not be, would not let him go.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: A)not be ... go
A)not be ... goCorrect! With make and let the infinitive is bare, so a negative form places not before the whole infinitive.
B)not to be ... to goThe to infinitive is not the structure that make and let take.
C)be not ... go notEnglish does not negate an infinitive with not after the verb, and go not is not a possible form.
D)not be ... goingGoing is the -ing form, and let plus object plus -ing is not the structure being used.
💡 Explicación
When the complement of make or let is negative, the not stands in front of the whole infinitive: made him not be, would not let him go.
Pregunta 18
Pregunta 18 · D3Bloom: Apply
A service arranged in the past, reported in the passive.
The office ___ every evening, so the building is always empty at night.
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Respuesta correcta: B)was cleaned
💡 Explicación
A cleaning service described as a regular past arrangement is naturally passive, because the people who do the work are not identified.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: B)was cleaned
A)cleanedThe active would make the office the one doing the cleaning, which is not possible.
B)was cleanedCorrect! An unspecified doer reported in the past takes the past simple passive.
C)is cleanedA present passive would describe a routine, and the sentence reports a past fact.
D)had been cleanedA past perfect would need a later past reference point, and the sentence is a general statement.
💡 Explicación
A cleaning service described as a regular past arrangement is naturally passive, because the people who do the work are not identified.
Pregunta 19
Pregunta 19 · D4Bloom: Apply
The causative where the speaker did the work themselves.
I ___ my flat last weekend. It took me two days.
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Respuesta correcta: C)painted
💡 Explicación
When the subject arranges for themselves to do the work, the causative disappears. I painted my flat is a normal active sentence, not a causative.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: C)painted
A)had paintedA past perfect would place the painting before another past point, and last weekend is the only past time here.
B)painted myself pastThe last part is not part of the verb, and the sentence would have no main verb.
C)paintedCorrect! With a reflexive object the causative collapses into a plain past form, because no other agent is involved.
D)have paintedA present perfect would place the painting inside the present period, and it is finished.
💡 Explicación
When the subject arranges for themselves to do the work, the causative disappears. I painted my flat is a normal active sentence, not a causative.
Pregunta 20
Pregunta 20 · D4Bloom: Apply
The verb get something done, which reports an arrangement.
He ___ his watch ___ at the jeweller's.
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Respuesta correcta: D)got ... repaired
💡 Explicación
Get plus object plus past participle is the passive-side causative. It says the subject arranged for the work, without saying who actually carried it out.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: D)got ... repaired
A)got ... to repairWith get plus object the structure is a past participle, and to repair would report an obligation instead.
B)gotten ... repairedGetten is not the past simple of get, which is got.
C)was getting ... repairedA past continuous would describe the arranging as under way, and the sentence reports it as done.
D)got ... repairedCorrect! Get plus object plus past participle reports that the repair was arranged.
💡 Explicación
Get plus object plus past participle is the passive-side causative. It says the subject arranged for the work, without saying who actually carried it out.
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