Have something done and Get something done are both used torefer toactions whicharedone for the

subject rather than by the subject. Causative verbs are used instead of passive verbs to show that the
subjectcausestheactiontobedone.
1.Havesomethingdone
Idon
tknowhowtorepaircars,soI
mhavingminerepairedatthegarageroundthecorner.
2.Getsomethingdone
Ireallymustgetmyeyestested.I
msureIneedglasses.Getyourhaircut!
NOTE:Thedifferencesbetweenhaveandgetsomethingdonearethathaveisslightlymoreformalthan
get,andthatgetismorefrequentthanhaveintheimperativeform.
NONCAUSATIVEUSESOFHAVEANDGET
Haveandgetarealsousedtorefertoeventswhichhappenedtosomeone,butwereoutsidetheircontrol.
Afterbeinglateforworkeverydayfortwoweeks,Billyhadhispayreduced.Istoodsoclosetothefire
thatIgotmylegsburnt.
EXERCISE1
Rewritethesesentencesusinghaveorget.
1.Themechanicchangedtheoilinmycar.
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2.Thehairdressercutmyhairinacompletelydifferentstyle.
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3.Adecoratorhasrepaintedourhouse.
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4.Afriendofmine,who
sanelectrician,isgoingtorepairmyDVDplayernextweek.
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5.Myjacketisbeingcleanedataspecialistcleaner
s.
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6.Thetownhallhasjustbeenrebuiltforthecouncil.
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CAUSATIVEVERBS:HAVE/GETSOMETHINGDONE


EXERCISE2
Matchawordfrom18withsomethingthatisdonebythatpersonorinthatplace.Thenmakesentences
usingalltheinformationandtheverbinbrackets.Youmayhavetochangethewordsoraddnewones.
Anexampleisgiven.
1.hairdresser
s
2.optician
s
3.dentist
s
4.doctor
s
5.vet
s
6.garage
7.architect
8.accountant
vaccinatedogs(have)
doannualaccounts(have)
servicecars(get)
testeyes(have)
designnewhouses(have)
cuthair(get)
takeoutteeth(have)
takebloodpressure
Example:
1.TomorrowI
mgoingtothehairdresser
stogetmyhaircut.
2.Yesterday...
3.Thisafternoon...
4.Lastweek...
5.NextSaturday...
6.Thedaybeforeyesterday...
7.Lastyear...
8.Nextweek...


EXERCISE1
Rewritethesesentencesusinghaveorget.
1.Themechanicchangedtheoilinmycar.
Ihadtheoilinmycarchanged.
2.Thehairdressercutmyhairinacompletelydifferentstyle.
Ihadmyhaircutinacompletelynewstyle.
3.Adecoratorhasrepaintedourhouse.
Wehavehadourhouserepainted.
4.Afriendofmine,who
sanelectrician,isgoingtorepairmyDVDplayernextweek.
I
mgoingtohavemyDVDplayerrepairednextweekbyafriendofmine,who
sanelectrician.
5.Myjacketisbeingcleanedataspecialistcleaner
s.
I
mhavingmyjacketcleanedataspecialistcleaner
s.
6.Thetownhallhasjustbeenrebuiltforthecouncil.
Thecouncilhavejusthadthetownhallrebuilt.
EXERCISE2
Matchawordfrom18withsomethingthatisdonebythatpersonorinthatplace.Thenmakesentences
usingalltheinformationandtheverbinbrackets.Youmayhavetochangethewordsoraddnewones.
Anexampleisgiven.
1.TomorrowI
mgoingtothehairdresser
stogetmyhaircut.2.YesterdayIwenttotheoptician
sto
havemyeyestested.3.ThisafternoonI
mgoingtothedentisttohaveatoothtakenout.4.LastweekI
wenttothedoctor
stohavemybloodpressuretaken.5.NextSaturdayI
mgoingtothevet
stohavemy
dogvaccinated.6.ThedaybeforeyesterdayIwenttothegaragetogetmycarserviced.7.LastyearI
sawthearchitecttohavemynewhousedesigned.8.NextweekI
mtalkingmyaccountanttohavemy
annualaccountsdone.

KEY
CAUSATIVEVERBS:HAVE/GETSOMETHINGDONE