This document discusses causative verbs in English. Causative verbs are used to talk about something that someone else did for us or another person, even though they didn't do it themselves. The document explains the causative uses of have, make, and get. Have something done means to arrange for someone else to do something. Make something done means to force someone to do something. Get something done means to persuade someone to do something. Some other causative verbs discussed are let, help, and need.

1. CAUSATIVE
VERBS

2. ‘’
to talk about something that
someone else did for us or for
another person. It means that
the subject caused the action to
happen, but didn't do it
themselves. Maybe they paid, or
asked, or persuaded the other
person to do it.
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CAUSATIVE
VERBS

3. ‘’
For example, we don’t
(usually) repair our own
washing machines, or cut our
own hair. Instead, we pay
someone else to do these
services for us – and we can
use a causative verb to say
this in English.
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CAUSATIVE
VERBS

4. CAUSATIVE VERBS
MAKE
HAVE GET
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5. 1.
HAVE
We use have
something done
to say that we
arrange for
somebody else to
do something for
us.
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6. Have someone do something
Examples:
▣ I had the electrician look at my
broken light.
▣ The doctor will have the nurse call
the patients.
▣ The teacher had the students
write the answers on the
whiteboard.
CAUSATIVE HAVE
Have something done
Examples:
▣ I had my car washed.
▣ John will have his house
painted.
▣ Ais has her paper typed
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Have + Person + Infinitive Have + Object + Past Participle

7. 2.
MAKE
We use make to
say that we force
someone to do
something
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8. Make someone do something
Examples:
 The teacher made the
students work in groups.
 I make you admit your
mistakes.
 She makes me arrive early
CAUSATIVE MAKE
Make something done
Examples:
 Tom makes the door
opened.
 The lecturer made this
chapter discussed.
 John is making her car
repaired this week
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Make + Person + Infinitive Make + Object + Past Participle

9. 3.
GET
We use GET to
persuade or
convince
someone to do
something. It is
less formal
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10. Get someone to do something
Examples:
▣ She gets her son to do his
homework by promising
him ice cream when he's
finished.
▣ I got the cleaner to clean
under the cupboards.
CAUSATIVE GET
Get something done
Examples:
▣ The students get their
essays checked.
▣ I'll get my hair cut next
week.
▣ He got his washing
machine fixed
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Get + Person + to Infinitive Get + Object + Past Participle

11. Practice
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12. Complete the sentence
1. The Doctor made the patient….stay …… in bed. (stay)
2. Mrs. Crane had her house…painted. (paint)
3. The teacher made Juan….leave….(leave) the room.
4. Ellen got Marvin . . . to type…. (type) her paper.
5. Maria is getting her hair …cut. (cut) tomorrow.
6. She always has her car…fixed…. (fix) by the same medicine.
7. I have my hair ….cut…. (cut) today.
8. Mark got his transcripts __sent____ (send) to the university
9. The teacher made Juan __leave_____ (leave) the room.
10. The teacher gets the students . . to stop_______(stop) sleeping in
the class.
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13. Other
Causative
Verbs
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14. LET
We use GET to
allow or permit
someone to do
something.
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15. Examples:
▣ He never lets me touch his phone.
▣ They didn’t let us talk.
▣ I will never let her go there.
▣ Why don’t you let him play with us?
CAUSATIVE LET
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Let + Person + Infinitive

16. HELP
The verb help does
not exactly cause
someone to do
something, but it
does aid the person
in doing the action.
So, we can call it a
semi-causative verb.
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17. Examples:
▣ I helped him write the report.
▣ She never helps me prepare the breakfast.
▣ Jonny will help you solve this matter.
CAUSATIVE HELP
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Help + Person + Infinitive

18. NEED
This is also very
common in British
English, and it’s
quite informal
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19. Examples:
▣ Your hair needs
cutting.
▣ His car wants washing.
▣ The grass needs
mowing.
CAUSATIVE NEED
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Object + Need + V-ing
Examples:
▣ I need my hair cut.
▣ You need your car
cleaned professionally.
▣ She needs her house
painted.
Need + Object + Past Participle