Causative Sentences
Have something done
When one does not carry out an action oneself
but rather has the action done by someone else,
this is expressed by a causative construction.
We use causative have when arranging someone
to do something for us.
In English it is the verb "to have" that introduces
the causative.
Have something done
We can use have in a passive structure.
Claire had the room decorated.
Means She arranged for a decorator to do it for
her as a professional service.
We must have another key made. OR We must get
another key made.
The sentences have the same meaning, but get is
more informal than have.
Structure
S + have +  direct objet  + past participle
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They had their car repaired
I had my hair cut yesterday
I went to the hair dresser.
They arranged for someone to repair
Agent in Causative Sentences
When one wishes to designate the agent of
the action (the person who has carried out
the described action), there are two
possibilities:
No.1
S+ have/get+ direct objet + past participle + by agent
The professor had the work done by his lab
assistants.
I got it done by my employees.
No.2
S+ havemake+ agent + V(1) + object 
Agent: as a direct object noun or pronoun)
Object: also in the form of a direct object noun or
pronoun.
The professor had his students write an essay.
I made him do it.
Examples with Have
You should have your car serviced regularly.
Mark usually has his suits cleaned at Superclean.
We had the television repaired only last year,
You've had your hair cut.
Our neighbours are having a new garage built.
Is Melanie having a new cooker installed?
Examples with Get
I got brakes checked.
She got her shoes repaired.
We're getting the carpet cleaned.
Where did you get your hair cut?
Do you get your heating checked every year?
We didn't get new windows put in because it was too
expensive.
Examples With Make
Dr. Smith made his nurse take the patient's temperature.
Please make your secretary fax me the information.
My teacher made me apologize for what I had said.
She made her children do their homework.
That letter made her sad.
He makes me furious!
Let’s Practice
Rewrite these sentences using have or get.
The mechanic changed the oil in my car.
The hairdresser cut my hair in a completely
different style.
A decorator has repainted our house.
A friend of mine, who´s an electrician, is going to
repair my DVD player next week.
My jacket is being cleaned at a specialist cleaner´s.
Solved
I had the oil in my car changed.
I had my hair cut in a completely new style.
We have had our house repainted.
I´m going to have my DVD player repaired next
week by a friend of mine, who´s an electrician.
I´m having my jacket cleaned at a specialist cleaner
´s.
Rewrite these sentences using have or get.
Statement: He decorates the room
Answer: He gets the room decorated
Rewrite these sentences using have or get.
He paints the house.
He painted the house.
He will paint the house
He is painting the house.
He was painting the house.
He will be painting the house.
He has painted the house.
He had painted the house.
He will have painted the house.
Solved
He has (gets) the house painted.
He had (got) the house painted.
He will have (get) the house painted.
He is having (getting) the house painted.
He was having (getting) the house painted.
He will be having (getting) the house painted.
He has had (got) the house painted.
He had had (got) the house painted.
He will have had (got) the house painted.
Rewrite these sentences using have or Make
She always presses my clothes.
He cleaned my room.
They will laugh. (make someone cause of laughing)
The kid is crying. (make someone cause of crying)
She was cooking food.
The boss has insulted us.
Children had stood in a queue.
Solved
I always make (have) my sister press my clothes.
I made(had) him clean my room.
We will make (make) them laugh.
You are making (having) the kid cry.
Her mother was making (having) her cook food.
They have made(had) the boss insult us.
 We had made (had) children stand in queue.
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Causative Sentences

Causative Sentences

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    Have something done Whenone does not carry out an action oneself but rather has the action done by someone else, this is expressed by a causative construction. We use causative have when arranging someone to do something for us. In English it is the verb "to have" that introduces the causative.
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    Have something done Wecan use have in a passive structure. Claire had the room decorated. Means She arranged for a decorator to do it for her as a professional service. We must have another key made. OR We must get another key made. The sentences have the same meaning, but get is more informal than have.
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    Structure S + have+  direct objet  + past participle _____________________________________ They had their car repaired I had my hair cut yesterday I went to the hair dresser. They arranged for someone to repair
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    Agent in CausativeSentences When one wishes to designate the agent of the action (the person who has carried out the described action), there are two possibilities:
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    No.1 S+ have/get+ direct objet + pastparticiple + by agent The professor had the work done by his lab assistants. I got it done by my employees.
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    No.2 S+ havemake+ agent + V(1) + object  Agent:as a direct object noun or pronoun) Object: also in the form of a direct object noun or pronoun. The professor had his students write an essay. I made him do it.
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    Examples with Have Youshould have your car serviced regularly. Mark usually has his suits cleaned at Superclean. We had the television repaired only last year, You've had your hair cut. Our neighbours are having a new garage built. Is Melanie having a new cooker installed?
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    Examples with Get I gotbrakes checked. She got her shoes repaired. We're getting the carpet cleaned. Where did you get your hair cut? Do you get your heating checked every year? We didn't get new windows put in because it was too expensive.
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    Examples With Make Dr.Smith made his nurse take the patient's temperature. Please make your secretary fax me the information. My teacher made me apologize for what I had said. She made her children do their homework. That letter made her sad. He makes me furious!
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    Rewrite these sentencesusing have or get. The mechanic changed the oil in my car. The hairdresser cut my hair in a completely different style. A decorator has repainted our house. A friend of mine, who´s an electrician, is going to repair my DVD player next week. My jacket is being cleaned at a specialist cleaner´s.
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    Solved I had theoil in my car changed. I had my hair cut in a completely new style. We have had our house repainted. I´m going to have my DVD player repaired next week by a friend of mine, who´s an electrician. I´m having my jacket cleaned at a specialist cleaner ´s.
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    Rewrite these sentencesusing have or get. Statement: He decorates the room Answer: He gets the room decorated
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    Rewrite these sentencesusing have or get. He paints the house. He painted the house. He will paint the house He is painting the house. He was painting the house. He will be painting the house. He has painted the house. He had painted the house. He will have painted the house.
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    Solved He has (gets)the house painted. He had (got) the house painted. He will have (get) the house painted. He is having (getting) the house painted. He was having (getting) the house painted. He will be having (getting) the house painted. He has had (got) the house painted. He had had (got) the house painted. He will have had (got) the house painted.
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    Rewrite these sentencesusing have or Make She always presses my clothes. He cleaned my room. They will laugh. (make someone cause of laughing) The kid is crying. (make someone cause of crying) She was cooking food. The boss has insulted us. Children had stood in a queue.
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    Solved I always make(have) my sister press my clothes. I made(had) him clean my room. We will make (make) them laugh. You are making (having) the kid cry. Her mother was making (having) her cook food. They have made(had) the boss insult us.  We had made (had) children stand in queue.
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