Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket:
Before the long drive to Ooty, Mr Rao had the brakes of his car ______ (check) at the garage.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → checked
Complete sentence: Before the long drive to Ooty, Mr Rao had the brakes of his car checked at the garage. Mr Rao did not check the brakes himself. A mechanic at the garage checked them.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) checked (answer) | the past participle (V3); when someone else does a job for us, we use have + thing + V3 | Papa had his eyes checked at the eye hospital. |
| (2) check | the base form; follows have + person (the person who does the job), not have + thing | Papa had the mechanic check the brakes. |
| (3) checking | the -ing form; shows an action that is going on, not a job that someone else does for us | The mechanic is checking the brakes now. |
| (4) to check | a to-verb; follows ask + person or want + person, not have + thing | Papa asked the mechanic to check the brakes. |