Use:
□ To talk about arranging
services
□ There’s no difference
between have or get in passive.
I always get my photos taken at Muñoz
I always have my photos taken at
Muñoz
□ I need to have my computer upgraded
□ I need to get my computer upgraded
Form
I had my watch repaired
I got my watch repaired
Subj+verb+object+past participle
Construction chart
Subject get/have object Past Compl.
participle
I got my car washed yesterday.
Mary is having her house finished tomorrow.
Where can I have this shirt shortened?
Sarah is cutting her hair.
Sarah is having her hair
cut.
Sarah
Sarah
Sarah is cutting her hair.
Sarah is having her hair
cut.
Ron is taking a picture.
Ron is having his picture
taken.
Ron
The by phrase
□ Where can I have my fortune
told?
□ You can have your palm read
by Madame Zara.
□ You can get your fortune told
over the phone by a
fortune-teller.
A by phrase is used when the speaker
thinks that information is important.
I got my picture painted by Snoopy
Usually, we know who is doing the
professional service so the by
someone is not required.
I got documents printed at L&S
Have, Get
These verbs use the active causative to
express the idea that one person causes
another to do something.
I got my sister to wash my shirt yesterday.
I had my sister wash my shirt yesterday.
Causative Get
□ It is followed by an infinitive.
The cat got Lisa to play the trumpet
□ Get gives the idea that “X”
persuades “Y” to do something
Causative Have
□ It is followed by the base form.
The girl had the plumber repair the leak.
□ Have gives the idea that “X”
requests “Y” to do something
The active causative structure
Causative Agent Verb Object
Subject
verb
We had Roberto fix the car yesterday
He gets Marco to cut his hair.
