The document discusses the causative structure in English using "have" and "get". It explains that the causative structure is used to say that someone asks another person to do something. It provides examples of the active and passive causative forms and how "have", "get", and "make" are used differently to indicate asking, persuading, or forcing another to do something. Finally, it discusses how the causative structure is used in different tenses, interrogative/imperative forms, and additional constructions involving modals or "need" and "want".

1. CAUSATIVE
By
Syamsu Alam, S.Pd.I
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2. Causative
We use the structure have/get something done when we want to say that we ask
someone else to do something for us.
Active Passive
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3. Active Causative
(ask people to do something)
Mary has George climb the tree
Subject + have/has + someone + V1 (Present
participle)
They get me to wash the clothes
Subject + Get + someone + to infinitive
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4. Passive Causative
(ask something to be done)
My father got/had his hair cut.
S + Have/get + Object + V3 by
agent (optional).
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5. Have/get/make
Have : show that you ask someone to do
something.
Get : to show the idea that someone convinces
another person to do something.
Make: to show the idea 'to force someone to do
something'.
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6. Have/get/make (example)
Have : They had their house painted blue (used for
formal)
Get : she got him to dig away the snow (persuade
him to dig)
Make: The mother made her kid his homework done.
(force her kid to do the homework)
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7. Tenses
Tense have/get something done
• Present Simple I have/get my hair cut.
• Past Simple I had/got my hair cut.
• Present Continuous I'm having/getting my hair cut.
• Past Continuous I was having/getting my hair cut.
• Present Perfect I have had my hair cut.
• Past Perfect I had had my hair cut.
• Will I will have my hair cut. (advise)
• Must I must have my hair cut.
• be going to I'm going to have my hair cut.
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8. Interrogative/Imperative
Interrogative form:
do you have your windows cleaned every
month?
Imperative form:
Get your hair cut! (have, and make no
imperative form).
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9. Additional
Need and want may be used in passive causative
sentences. In some cases, the passive causative
verb (had / got) may be dropped altogether.
I need to have the car tuned up.
Modal auxiliary verbs may be used with the
causative sentence structure. Most
often, modals express a suggestion by the
speaker, such as: You should have your hair cut.
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10. Sources
http://www.headsupenglish.com/index.php?opt
ion=com_content&task=view&id=270&Itemid
=94
http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Gr
een%20Level/G16%20Unusual%20Uses%20of
%20Get%20and%20Have.html
a practical English Grammar, A.J Thomson, A.V
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