CAUSATIVES
Have something
done
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
◆ I painted my house ◆ I had my house
painted.
USE
1- We use have+object+past participle to say that
we arrange for someone to do something for us.
E.g: Sandra is having her house painted
(Sandra is not painting it herself- somebody else is
painting it.)
They painted their house. (They did it themselves)
They had their house painted. (They hired someone to paint
it it)
She cut her hair. (She cut it herself)
She had her hair cut. (She went to the hairdresser’s.)
USES
2-We also use causative have when
someone does something to us.
John had his window broken by a thief.
STRUCTURE
have + object + past participle
I HAD MY HAIR CUT
YESTERDAY
TENSES WITH CAUSITIVES
PRESENT SIMPLE:
He repairs the car. He has the car repaired.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
He is repairing the car He is having the car repaired.
PAST SIMPLE:
He repaired the car. He had the car repaired.
PAST CONTINUOUS:
He was repairing the car. He was having the car repaired.
FUTURE SIMPLE:
He will repair the car. He will have car repaired.
BE GOING TO:
He is going to repair the car. He is going to have the
car repaired
PRESENT PERFECT:
He has repaired the car. He has had car
repaired
PAST PERFECT:
He had repaired the car. He had had the car
repaired
has
had
is having
was having
has had
SHE had had HER
will have
HOUSE PAINTED
is going to
have
EXAMPLES
Our neighbours …
(their roof / repair)…
after the storm.
Our neighbours had their roof repaired
after the storm.
PRACTICE TIME!
Present simple
◆ Mary goes to the hairdresser to...
Do her nails:
Do her hair:
◆ The gardener mows my garden every Friday.
◆ I go to the doctor every year to do a check-up.
PRACTICE TIME!
Present simple
◆ Mary goes to the hairdresser to...
Do her nails: Have her nails done
Do her hair: Have her hair done
◆ The gardener mows my garden every Friday.
I have my garden mowed every Friday.
◆ I go to the doctor every year to do a check-up.
I have a check-up done every year.
PRACTICE TIME!
Past simple
The mechanic repaired her car last week.
She ...
Someone redecorated my kitchen last month
I ...
Tom cut his hair yesterday.
You ...
The engineer repaired my television.
I ...
PRACTICE TIME!
Past simple
The mechanic repaired her car last week.
She HAD HER CAR REPAIRED last week
They redecorated my kitchen last month.
I HAD MY KITCHEN REDECORATED last month
Tom cut his hair yesterday.
Tom HAD HIS HAIR CUT yesterday
The engineer repaired my television.
I HAD MY TELEVISION REPAIRED
I ...
PRACTICE TIME!
Past simple
I didn’t make this birthday cake. They made it for me.
The actress went to the photographer’s studio. He took
her photo.
Someone stole Kate’s bike this morning.
PRACTICE TIME!
Past simple
I didn’t make this birthday cake. They made it for me.
I HAD MY CAKE MADE
The actress went to the photographer’s studio. He took
her photo.
She HAD HER PHOTO TAKEN
Someone stole Kate’s bike this morning.
Kate HAD HER BIKE STOLEN
PRACTICE TIME!
Mixed tenses
Anne / her wedding dress / make / last month.
Albert / his car / wash / at the moment.
Lucy / the house / paint / tomorrow.
Jeremy / his bike / repair / yesterday.
PRACTICE TIME!
Mixed tenses
Anne / her wedding dress / make / last month.
Ann had her wedding dress made last month
Albert / his car / wash / at the moment.
Albert is having his car washed at the moment.
Lucy / the house / paint / tomorrow.
Lucy is going to have the house painted tomorrow
Jeremy /his bike / repair / yesterday.
Jeremy had his bike repaired yesterday
