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    This document discusses an "active" grammatical pattern using "can" and "have" to mean "cause someone to do something." It notes the form using "have" is more common in US English and provides the example "I had the mechanic repair my washing machine" to illustrate using "have" plus an object and infinitive verb.

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    This document discusses an "active" grammatical pattern using "can" and "have" to mean "cause someone to do something." It notes the form using "have" is more common in US English and provides the example "I had the mechanic repair my washing machine" to illustrate using "have" plus an object and infinitive verb.

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    This document discusses an "active" grammatical pattern using "can" and "have" to mean "cause someone to do something." It notes the form using "have" is more common in US English and provides the example "I had the mechanic repair my washing machine" to illustrate using "have" plus an object and infinitive verb.

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    Theres an active version of this pattern with can and have which means cause

    someone to do something. The form with have is more common in US English :


    Have + object + infinitive :
    I had the mechanic repair my washing machine.

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