This document discusses causative verbs have and get. It explains that causative verbs indicate that the subject had or got someone else to do something for them, rather than doing it themselves. It provides examples of sentences using the three causative forms: have/get + direct object + past participle; have + indirect object + base form; and get + indirect object + infinitive form. The document analyzes what is common in example sentences for each form and which person or thing performs the action.

1. CAUSATIVES
HAVE AND GET
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2.  Causative verbs are used to indicate why or
how something occurs.
 They do not indicate something the subject
did for themselves, but something the subject
got someone or something else to do for
them.

3.  If we can’t do something by ourselves we
need other people.
 Other people can do these things for us.
 To express this we need causative verbs.

4. CAN YOU DO ONE OF THEM BY YOURSELF?
surgery fixing the pipes
NO
You need other people to do them for you

5. Causative
have get

6. LOOK AT THESE SENTENCES!
 I had my car repaired yesterday.
 My sister got her tooth pulled.
 You need to have your eyes checked.
 Mary will get her grass mowed.
What is in common in these sentences?
have/get-direct object- past participle

7. HAVE/GET-DIRECT OBJECT-PAST PARTICIPLE
 This is used because another person does
something for you. You are not doing these
things on your own!
 Here the doer is not stated but we can
guess.
 Who repairs our cars?
 Who pulls our teeth?
 Who checks our eyes?
 Who mowes our grass?

8. LOOK AT THESE SENTENCES!
 I had my sister do my homework because I
was too busy to do it.
 My father is having me buy bread.
 Who does my homework?
 Who buys bread?

9. HAVE-INDIRECT OBJECT- BASE FORM
 In this causative form, again, someone does
something for us but this time we clearly
know who does them.
 The doer is stated in this form.

10. LOOK AT THESE SENTENCES
 I will get my student to bring my laptop case.
 My sister gets her husband to answer the
calls.
 Am I bringing my laptop case?
 Is my sister’s husband answering the calls?

11. GET-INDIRECT OBJECT-INFINITIVE FORM
 Someone does something for us in this
causative structure but infinitive form of the
verb is used this time.

12. get/have+direct
object+ past participle
have+ indirect object+
base form
get+indirect object+
infinitive form

13. LOOK AT THESE PICTURES AND TRY TO USE
CAUSATIVE FORMS