Use of Causative Get

Causative Get.

Like make, Get is also used as a causative where a Person requires others to do his job.

structure: [Sub + get + something + verb in past participle form]

Example: Tom would like to get his car (something) painted.

Explanation: 

Here tom will not perform it directly rather Tom wants a painter to do the job.

In this picture, the man who is painting is not Tom he is a painter and Tom is making him paint Tom’s car or Tom is getting him to paint his car.

More examples:

Tomorrow I´m going to the hairdresser´s to get my hair cut (past participle of cut is cut).

I really must get my eyes tested. I´m sure I need glasses.

structure: [Sub + get + someone (person) + to + verb]

The government TV commercials are trying to get people to stop smoking

How can parents get their children to read more?

we will have to get someone to fix the phone right way.

Speaking Dictionary

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I am writing on the basic structure of sentence. Although I explained some speaking expressions but later I thought, after talking to some of my friends, first we should have a clear concept about the structure of sentences. Then slowly I’ll try to explain rest of the speaking materials like-expressions, vocabulary, idioms, slang etc. This blog will be a dictionary of speaking we hope. So keep following and help me……………..   

Tenses at a glance

Tense	Example Affirmative/Negative/Question
Simple Present	A: He speaks. N: He does not speak. Q: Does he speak?
Present Progressive	A: He is speaking. N: He is not speaking. Q: Is he speaking?
Simple Past	A: He spoke. N: He did not speak. Q: Did he speak?
Past Progressive	A: He was speaking. N: He was not speaking. Q: Was he speaking?
Present Perfect Simple	A: He has spoken. N: He has not spoken. Q: Has he spoken?
Present Perfect Progressive	A: He has been speaking. N: He has not been speaking. Q: Has he been speaking?
Past Perfect Simple	A: He had spoken. N: He had not spoken. Q: Had he spoken?
Past Perfect Progressive	A: He had been speaking. N: He had not been speaking. Q: Had he been speaking?
Future I Simple	A: He will speak. N: He will not speak. Q: Will he speak?
Future I Simple (going to)	A: He is going to speak. N: He is not going to speak. Q: Is he going to speak?
Future I Progressive	A: He will be speaking. N: He will not be speaking. Q: Will he be speaking?
Future II simple	A: He will have spoken. N: He will not have spoken. Q: Will he have spoken?
Future II Progressive	A: He will have been speaking. N: He will not have been speaking. Q: Will he have been speaking?

Tenses at a Glance

Tense	Structure
Simple Present	Sub+Verb1+Object Sub+Aux(do/does)+not+verb1+Object Aux(do/does)+Sub+Verb1+Object
Present Progressive	Sub+ am/is/are +ing+Object Sub+am/is/are+not+verb1+ing+Object am/is/are+Sub+Verb1+ing+Object
Simple Past	subject + main verb in past form +obj subject+aux verb (did)+not+ verb1 Did + subject + main verb (Verb1)
Past Progressive	Sub+was/were+verb+ing+object Sub+was/were+not+verb+ing+object was/were+Sub+verb+ing+object
Present Perfect Simple	Sub+have/has+main verb in past participle form+object Sub+have/has+not+main verb in past participle form+object have/has+Sub+ main verb in past participle form+object
Present Perfect Progressive	Sub+have/has+been+verb+ing+object Sub+have/has+not+been+verb+ing+ob have/has+Sub+ been+verb+ing+object
Past Perfect Simple	Sub+had+Verb in PP Sub+Had+not+Verb in PP+obj Had+Sub+ Verb in PP+obj
Past Perfect Progressive	Sub+Had been+Verb+ing Sub+had not  been+Verb+ing+obj had+sub+ been+verb+ing+obj
Future I Simple	Sub+ will+verb+obj Sub+ will+not+verb+obj will+sub+verb+obj
Future I Simple (going to)
Future I Progressive	Sub+ will+be+verb+ing+obj Sub+ will+not+be+verb+ing+obj will+Sub+be+verb+ing+obj
Future II simple	Sub+ will+have+verb in PP+obj Sub+ will+not+have+verb in PP+obj will+ Sub+have+verb in PP+obj
Future II Progressive	Sub+will+have+been+verb +ing+obj Sub+ will+not+have+ been+verb +ing will+ Sub+have+been+verb +ing+obj

Use Of Causative Make

Subject	Make	Person	Verb	Extension
She	made	him	Do	the work

USE

Make as a causative verb expresses the idea that the person requires another person to do something. This construction means "to force someone to do something”. Here a person doesn’t perform a work directly rather she/he forces another to do the job. 

Examples:

She makes him write her letter.

She made her children do their homework.

She was making his servant clean the room.

They are making the students read the book.

Did somebody make you wear that ugly hat?

My teacher made me apologize for what I had said.

The teacher made the students stay after class

Caution: don’t use ‘TO’ before the verb

Incorrect: She made the baby to take/taking a nap.

Correct:  She made the baby take a nap.

A Complete IELTS Speaking Test

Here are some questions given according to the IELTS speaking test.

Practice on this topic at least FIVE times.

Q1. What's your name?

Q2. What part of the country do you come from?

Q3. Whats the meaning of your name?

Q4. What's your ambition now?

Q5. Do you think students should learn during study?

Que Card: Describe the most successful person you ever met in your life.

             -Who is he?
             -Why do you like him/her?
             -Why is he the successful person in your view? 

Q.Tell me some criteria/qualities to be successful in one's life?

Q. How a successful person is different from others?

Q. Do you observe the change in some common qualities those are required to be successful 50 years before?

Q. Is it important to visit or meeting a successful person?

Q. Discuss "failure is the pillar of success".

Q. How does education play an important role to be successful? 
                  

Speaking Expressions

Expression: “as easy as pie”

Meaning: "very easy"
Example: He said it is a difficult problem, but I don't agree. It seems as easy as pie to me!

Expression: "be sick and tired of"

Meaning: "I hate" (also "can't stand")
Example: I'm sick and tired of doing nothing but work. Let's go out tonight and have fun.

Expression: “bend over backwards”

Meaning: try very hard (may be too much!!)

Example: He bent over backwards to gratify his girl friend, but she never seemed satisfied.