HAVE SOMETHING DONE

USE
1.

When we talk about arranging for things to be done by

other people.

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I am going to have my hair cut.

I have my car serviced every two months.
We had the house redecorated over the summer.

2.

When we mention unpleasant things that have

happened to us.

I had my car stolen last week.

He had his arm injured in an accident.

FORM
Subject+ HAVE+Object+ Past Participle (3rd column)

The verb have can be conjugated in any tense.

I have my nails done every week.

She never has her make-up done.
My parents are going to have her house painted next week.
Tom had his bike repaired last weekend.
Sally had her hair dyed yesterday.
He has never had his eyes tested.

SUBJECT

OBJECT

This woman's at the

hairdresser's.

She is having her hair cut.

She has asked the hairdresser

to cut her hair.
SHE IS NOT DOING IT HERSELF

She's at the garage (UK) / at the car repair shop (US).

She is having her car fixed/ repaired/mended .

She has asked the mechanic to fix her car.
SHE IS NOT REPAIRING HER CAR HERSELF

nails

She's getting a manicure.

She's having her nails manicured / done.

SHE IS NOT PAINTING HER NAILS HERSELF.

He's at the ophtalmologist 's.

He's having his eyes tested

He's having his house built.

He's asked the builders to build his house.
HE IS NOT BUILDING HIS HOUSE HIMSELF.

They had their kitchen redecorated.

At the hotel, you can have breakfast sent to your room.

At the dry cleaner's, you can have your clothes cleaned.

SOMEONE WILL CLEAN YOUR CLOTHES. YOUR ARE NOT DOING IT YOURSELF.

She has her nails done once a week.

She doesnt have her nails done
Does she have her nails done?
Yes, she does / No, she doesnt

Affirmative / present simple

Negative / does not (she)
Question / aux: does
Short answer

He had his car repaired.

He didnt have his car repaired.
Did he have his car repaired?
Yes, he did / No, he didnt

Affirmative /simple past

Negative / did not
Question / aux: did
Short answer.

He is having his car repaired next week

He isnt having his car repaired.
Is he having his car repaired ?
Yes, he is / No, he isnt

Affirmative / present progressive (future)

Negative / is not
Question / to be
Short anwer.

Sarah has had her nails done.

She hasnt had her nails done.
Has she had her nails done?
Yes, she has / No, she hasnt

Affirmative / present perfect

Negative / has not
Question

Write negative sentences and questions.

1.

I had my nails done yesterday.

I didnt have my nails done yesterday.

2.

Tom has his teeth whitened once a year.

Tom doesnt have his teeths whitened once a year.

3. My parents have had their house redecorated.

My parents havent had their house redecorated.
4. She has had her mobile phone stolen.
She hasnt had her mobile phone stolen.
5. Elizabeth is having her hair dyed this afternoon.
Elizabeth is not having her hair dyed this afternoon.

REFLEXIVE
PRONOUNS

USE
WHEN THE
OBJECT OF
THE VERB
IS THE
SAME AS
THE
SUBJECT

I cut MYSELF while I was peeling potatoes.

WHEN WE
WANT TO
ADD
EMPHASIS

I didnt have my room painted.

I painted it

MYSELF.

Subject pronoun

Reflexive pronoun

Myself

You

Yourself

He

Himself

She

Herself

It

Itself

We

Ourselves

you

Yourselves

they

Themselves

Subject=Object
herself
She hurt _____________
when she was cutting paper.
ourselves
We looked after __________________
when our parents went to the party.
itself
My new computer can turn ______________off
when Im not using it.

Emphasis
himself
He didnt have his bike repaired. He repaired it __________________________
I havent had my clothes ironed. I ironed them _________________________
myself
They painted the wall ________________.
Nobody helped them.
themselves

Somebody did her make-up.

She had her make-up done. She didnt do it HERSELF.
Somebody removed her tatoo.
She had her tatoo removed. She didnt do it herself.

Somebody repaired our car.

We had our car repaired. We didnt do it ourselves.

Somebody examined his teeth.

He had his teeth examined. He didnt do it himself.

Somebody tested my eyes.

I had my eyes tested. I didnt do it myself.

Somebody cleaned their car.

They had their car cleaned. They didnt do it themselves.

Somebody decorated your house.

You had your house decorated. You didnt do it yourself /yourselves.

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Grammar builder, page 124. (9.1)

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Look at the verb tense used in the sentence.

The shoe repairer is mending Chloes shoes.
Who is performing the action?
The shoe repairer
Who has asked the shoe repairer to do that?
Chloe (subject)
What is the object?
Chloes shoes.

Therefore
Chloe IS HAVING her shoes MENDED.

I have had my hair dyed.

The hairdresser has dyed my hair. ____________________________________
The painters painted their house last year. ______________________________
They had their house painted last year..
The mechanic is repairing Toms car. ___________________________________
Tom is having his car repaired.
The builders are changing my neighbours windows. __________________________
My neighbour is having his windows changed
The photographer is going to take my photo. _______________________________
Im going to have my photo taken.
Olivia had her eyes tested.
The optician tested Olivias eyes last week. ________________________________
Harvey has had his coat cleaned.
The dry cleaner has cleaned Harveys coat. ________________________________
We are going to have our new shower installed
The plumber is going to install our new shower. _____________________________