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Causative Have

The document discusses the causative have/get construction in English. It is used when getting someone else to do something for you. The construction follows the pattern of "HAVE/GET + object/indirect object + past participle." Examples of its use in different tenses are provided, as well as common things that are gotten done, such as getting one's hair cut, car repaired, or a new dress made. It can also be used for negative events that happened to someone, like having one's car stolen.

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Causative Have

The document discusses the causative have/get construction in English. It is used when getting someone else to do something for you. The construction follows the pattern of "HAVE/GET + object/indirect object + past participle." Examples of its use in different tenses are provided, as well as common things that are gotten done, such as getting one's hair cut, car repaired, or a new dress made. It can also be used for negative events that happened to someone, like having one's car stolen.

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CAUSATIVE HAVE/GET

Use: when you get sb to do sth for you Form:

HAVE/GET +

+ STH + DONE

You put this in the right tense


PRESENT SIMPLE: He/She has I/You/We/They have PRESENT CONTINUOUS: I am having He/She is having We/You/They are having PRESENT PERFECT He/She has had I/You/We/They have had PAST SIMPLE I/etc. had PAST CONTINUOUS I/He/She was having We/You/They were having PAST PERFECT I/etc. had had FUTURE SIMPLE I/etc. will have FUTURE CONTINUOUS I/etc. will be having FUTURE PERFECT I/etc. will have had GOING TO I am going to have He/She is going to have We/You/They are going to have MODALS CAN/COULD/MAY/MIGHT/ SHALL/ SHOULD/OUGHT TO/WILL/ WOULD/MUST + HAVE (present or future) + HAVE HAD (past) Also used for sth bad that has happened to you: his car stolen a window broken, etc.

the house painted (his/etc.) hair cut the car repaired (his/etc.) photograph taken the roof mended a new dress made etc.

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