Answer the questions. Use have or get with the past participle.

1. What are you doing to the outside of your house? (house / paint)
I 'm having the house painted.
2. Are you doing anything about the stain on the carpet? (carpet / clean)
Yes, I am. getting the carped cleaned.
3. Are you going to buy a new TV? (old TV / fix)
No, I’m not. I'm going to have the old TV fixed.
4. What’s Julia doing to her living room? (living room / redecorate)
She is getting the living room redecorated.
5. What are you going to do about the hole in your roof? (damaged roof / repaired)
We 're going to have the damaged roof repaired.

EXPANSION Units 1–3

A. Complete the sentences. Use although, in spite of, or as soon as.

1. Tim didn’t wear a coat in spite of the cold weather.
2. in spite of his carelessness, Jerry didn’t get hurt. He was very lucky.
3. Although he tried very hard, Alan couldn’t pass the driving test.
4. I’ll call you as soon as I get to the gym.
5. Ali still talks to Khaled although they are not friends anymore.
6. Robert was late for school although he set his alarm for 6:00 a.m.
7. Alicia will show us her new cell phone as soon as she gets here.
8. Our flight was late in spite of the good weather.

B. Rewrite each sentence using wish.

1. Ali doesn’t have time to play tennis every day.
Ali wished he had time to play tennis every day.
2. Ahmed has to go to work this afternoon.
Ahmed wishes he didn't have to go to work this afternoon.
3. Abdullah doesn’t speak English.
Abdullah wishes he spoke English.
4. My brother won’t lend me his new computer.
I wish my brother would lend me his new computer.
5. They don’t know how to ski.
They wish they knew how to ski.

C. Complete each sentence. Use would, might, or could.

1. If I won the reading contest, I'd buy a new computer.
2. If school started at 10 o’clock, I would be on time.
3. If my brother had a new car, he might let me drive it.
4. If Hussain could live in a foreign country, he would live in Thailand.
5. If I liked chemistry, I might do better on my tests.
6. If I could meet any historical person, I'd talk with Gandhi.
7. If Matt and I practiced more, we might play soccer better.
8. If I liked Indian food, I'd definitely go to the new Indian restaurant next to the post office.

D. Make sentences. Use need to be + a past participle in each sentence.

1. car / repaint / after the crash
The car needs to be repainted after the crash.
2. flat tire / on my car / repair
The flat tire on my car needs to be repaired.
3. hole / in Thomas’s jeans / sew
The hole in Thomas' jeans need to be sewn.
4. old kitchen / redecorate
The old kitchen needs to be redecorated.
5. new knives / not / sharpen
The new knives dont't need to be sharpened.

E. Complete the sentences. Use a past participle of the verb in parentheses as an adjective.

1. A damaged car won’t sell as quickly as a perfect one. (damage)
2. The repaired TV has a very clear picture now. (repair)
3. Her scratched DVD doesn’t play. (scratch)
4. My mother really likes my repainted bedroom. (repaint)
5. Patrick has a broken arm and can’t play basketball. (break)
6. Our neighbour's newly decorated apartment is very beautiful. (decorate)
7. My father’s car has a cracked windshield. (crack)
8. Everyone talked about the torn jacket he wore to the wedding. (tear)

F. Answer the questions. Use have or get with the past participle.

1. What are you doing to the outside of your house? (house / paint)
I 'm having the house painted.
2. Are you doing anything about the stain on the carpet? (carpet / clean)
Yes, I am. getting the carped cleaned.
3. Are you going to buy a new TV? (old TV / fix)
No, I’m not. I'm going to have the old TV fixed.
4. What’s Julia doing to her living room? (living room / redecorate)
She is getting the living room redecorated.
5. What are you going to do about the hole in your roof? (damaged roof / repaired)
We 're going to have the damaged roof repaired.

G. Look at the photo of David’s house after a big storm. There was a lot of damage!Write two answers for each question.

1. What happened?
a. The windows were broken.
b. The roof was damaged.

2. What needs to be done?
a. The windows need to be replaced.
b. The roof needs to be repaired.

3. What is David going to get or have done?
a. He's going to have the windows replaced.
b. He's going to have the roof repaired.

I. Look at the people in the picture and write words about their feelings in the chart.
Write a sentence that tells what each person is probably saying.

1. Yesss! We're the best! It's all been worth it.
2. I can't believe it! We've won.
3. I knew we'd do it. I told you all but you wouldn't listen.
4. I'm just so happy, this is a great moment that I'll remember for the rest of my life.