Have, make, and get are often used to indicate that one person has the power to force another to do something.

Examples:

When the Jacksons work in their house, they make their children help.

I have been calling the store for an hour, but I can't get anyone there to answer the phone.

Get is followed by a noun or pronoun and a to-infinitive.

Have and make are followed by a noun or pronoun and an infinitive without to.

He had/made the mechanic fix the car.

He    got        the mechanic to fix the car.  

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English exercise "Have, make , and get" created by blackknight (27-06-2009) with The test builder
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1. Why don't you have Bill come do give go play read take to go to help to promise that report?
2. When can you get him come do give go play read take to go to help to promise with you?
3. They made the store manager come do give go play read take to go to help to promise them a guarantee.
4. Can't you get someone come do give go play read take to go to help to promise you with that job?
5. The doctor got Richard come do give go play read take to go to help to promise that he'd stop smoking.
6. Nancy will have the children come do give go play read take to go to help to promise games at the party.
7. He couldn't make the answers come do give go play read take to go to help to promise out right.
8. She can't make her husband come do give go play read take to go to help to promise his medicine.
9. She always makes us come do give go play read take to go to help to promise these exercises.
10. If the major can't attend the meeting, he'll have the captain come do give go play read take to go to help to promise instead.