Causative form (Have/ get something done)

We use have+ object+ past participle to say that we arrange for someone else to do
something for us.

Ex: Jim had the tap fixed. Jim arranged for the plumber to fix the tap. (he didn’t do it
himself- the plumber did it for him)

Present Simple:

Subject+ has/ have+ object+ p.p

Ex: She cleans the house.

→She has the house cleaned.

Past simple:

Subject+ had+ object+ p.p

Ex: She cleaned the house.

→She had the house cleaned.

Present Continuous:

Subject+ am/is/ are + having+ object+ p.p

Ex: She is cleaning the house.

→She is having the house cleaned.

Past Continuous:

Subject+ was/ were+ having+ object+ p.p

Ex: She was cleaning the house.

→She was having the house cleaned.

Present Perfect:

Subject+ has/ have+ had+ object+ p.p

Ex: She has cleaned the house.

→ She has had the house cleaned

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Past Perfect:

Subject+ had+ had+ object+ p.p

Ex: She had cleaned the house.

→ She had had the house cleaned

Future Simple:

Subject+ will have+ object+ p.p

Ex: She will clean the house.

→ She will have the house cleaned.

Future Continuous:

Subject+ will be having+ object+ p.p

Ex: She will be cleaning the house.

→ She will be having the house cleaned.

Causatives
Have / Get Something Done
1.I washed my car. (have)
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2.I cut my hair. (get)
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3.I typed the documents. (have)
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4.I fixed my washing machine. (get)
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5.I cut my grass. (have)
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6.I painted my bedroom. (get)
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7.I repaired my fridge. (have)
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8.I tidied my garden. (get)
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9.I edited the article. (have)
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10.I cleaned the carpets. (get)
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11.I printed the photo. (have)
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12.I checked my teeth. (get)
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13.I cleaned the windows. (have)
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14.I made the necklace. (get)
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15.I delivered the furniture. (have)
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16.I repaired the roof. (get)
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17.I wrote the report. (have)
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18.I dyed my hair. (get)
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19.I sent the money. (have)
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20.I built the shed. (get)
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Causatives 2
Change the sentences to use the structures ‘have someone do something’ or ‘get
someone to do something’. Each one starts with ‘I’.
1.The cleaner cleaned the house. (have)
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2.The taxi driver collected us. (have)
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3.John arrived on time. (get)
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4.The mechanic fixed the brakes. (have)
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5.The teacher explained the lesson. (have)
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6.My husband looked after our children. (get)
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7.The waiter brought some water. (have)
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8.The nurse took your temperature. (have)
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9.The students stopped sleeping in class. (get)
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10.The teenagers went to bed early. (get)
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11.The dentist cleaned my teeth. (have)
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12.My friend took her car. (get)
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13.The window cleaner washed the windows. (have)
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14.The toddler ate her vegetables. (get)

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15.The teacher checked my writing. (get)
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16.The secretary typed the report. (have)
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17.The shop assistant gave me a discount. (get)
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18.The shop delivered the food. (have)
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19.The children did their homework. (get)
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20.My colleague helped me write the report. (get)
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Causatives
A) Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses:
The doctor made the patient …….. stay …….. in bed. (stay)
Mrs. Crane had her house ……… painted ……….. . (paint)
The teacher had the class …………………………. a 2000-word research paper. (write)
I made my son ……………………. the windows before he could go outside to play. (wash)
Don got some kids in the neighborhood …………………………… out his garage. (clean)
I went to the bank to have a check ……………………………….. . (cash)
Tom had a bad headache yesterday, so he got his twin brother Tim ………………………. to
class for him. The teacher didn’t know the difference. (go)
When Scott went shopping, he found a jacket he really liked. After he had the sleeves
…………………………, it fit him perfectly. (shorten)
My boss made me ……………………. my report because he wasn’t satisfied with it. (redo)
Alice stopped at the service station to have the tank …………………………. . (fill)
I got Mary ………………………. me some money so I could go to a movie last night. (lend)
Mr. Fields went to a doctor to have the wart on his nose ……………………… . (remove)
Peeling onions always makes me ………………………… . (cry)
Tom Sawyer was supposed to paint the fence, but he didn’t want to do it. He was a very
clever boy. Somehow he got his friends ……………………….. it for him. (do)
We had a professional photographer ………………………… pictures of everyone who
participated in our wedding. (take)

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I spilled some tomato sauce on my suit coat. Now I need to get my suit ………… . (clean)
B) Circle the correct one:
She has to get her hair ……………………………… .
a) to do b) do c) done d) did
Our teacher is going to make us …………………………… a tape.
a) listen to b) listened to c) to listen to d) listen
They had to have him …………………….. their summer house.
a) painted b) paint c) to paint d) painting
Do you know where I can get my car …………………………….. ?
a) washed b) to wash c) wash d) washes
The comedian was not able to make us ……………………………. .
a) laughing b) to laugh c) laugh d) laughed
You can’t get that man ……………………. your radio.
a) fix b) to fix c) fixed d) fixing
I can never make her ………………………her mind.
a) change b) to change c) changed d) changing
We had two pictures ………………………… .
a) take b) taken c) to take d) took
When are you going to have your father …………………… a book?
a) bought b) to buy c) buy d) buying
Please have the maid ……………………… my room.
a) clean b) cleaned c) to clean d) cleaning
I know he stole the money. We’ll get him ………………………. .
a) talk b) talking c) talked d) to talk
We had to hire a few men to get the trees ………………………… .
a) cut down b) to cut down c) cutting down d) cutted down
EXERCISE 1 Rewrite these sentences using Have or get.
1. The mechanic changed the oil in my car.
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2. The hairdresser cut my hair in a completely different style.
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3. A decorator has repainted our house.
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. A friend of mine, who s an electrician, is going to repair my D D player next week.
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. My jacket is being cleaned at a specialist cleaner s.
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6. The town hall has just been rebuilt for the council.

Transform these sentences using the causative have

1. A local firm redecorated our kitchen.
We …………………….by a local firm.
2. A doctor took out her tonsils when she was six.
She ……………………when she was six.
3. Be careful! These walls have just been painted.
Be careful! I ………………………painted.
4. There was a leak in the roof so they're fixing it now.
There was a leak in the roof so I ……………….. now.
5. The hairdresser should cut your hair. It's too long and untidy!
You …………………………... It's too long and untidy!
6. When will you call someone to repair the air conditioning? It's too hot in here!
When will you …………………….? It's too hot in here!
7. When I was coming here, someone stole my purse on the bus.
When I was coming here, I ………………………on the bus.
8. If you don't get out right now, I'll ask the police to arrest you.
If you don't get out right now, I …………………………by the police