Question

Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
I’ll have the clothes _____ and _____.
a. wash/iron
b. washed/ironed
c. to wash / to iron
d. to be washed/ironed

Answer 1

Hint:Try to look for certain pointer words, which give you an idea of the tense of the sentence. They will help you understand which option you are looking for as they help to narrow down the exact tense required. Then, go through the given options, and choose the most appropriate option accordingly.

Complete answer: We can identify the kind of verb needed when we look
at the subject of the sentence. We already have two-thirds of the verb construction. This means that we need the participles of the two verbs.
Now we know what we are looking for from the given answers. Let’s look at the given
options-
a. wash/iron - In this option, both the verbs are in the simple present tense. This means that they will not complete the given verb construction. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
b. washed/ironed - In this option, both the verbs are in the participle forms. This means that they will complete the given verb construction perfectly. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.
c. to wash / to iron - In this option, both the verbs are infinitives. This means that they will not complete the given verb construction. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
d. to be washed/ironed - In this option, one verb is in the future tense, and the other is in the participle form. This means that they will not complete the given verb construction. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option
Therefore, option b is correct.

Note: The sentence has the verb ‘will have’ and the action will be completed simultaneously with another. Based on this information, we can safely assume that the action will be taking place in the future, however, it only needs participles to be completed.