THE CAUSATIVE: HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE

Have /get + objeto + participio pasado = I have /get my watch mended A. Se usa un verbo causativo para expresar las acciones que encargamos a alguien. She always has her food delivered (en lugar de traerla ella, pide a alguien que se la traiga) I got my photograph taken for my passport (otra persona me hizo la foto) Esta estructura tiene un significado pasivo, puesto que el sustantivo que va en medio recibe la accin expresada por el verbo en participio. Nota: a) get tambin indica que el objeto realiza personalmente la accin o se implica mucho en su ejecucin. When I get my homework done, Ill match TV b) have es un poco ms formal que get y get es ms frecuente que have en la forma imperativa. Example: Get your bedroom tidied at once! . Ntese la diferencia entre: a) Im going to have/get this chair restored b) Im going to restore this chair En la frase a) yo voy a llevar la silla a alguien para que efecte la restauracin, mientras que en la b) soy yo mismo quien la efecta. B. Si quisiramos mencionar quin hace la accin, podramos aadir by + el agente al final de la frase. Susan had her car repaired by a mechanic (Susan llev el coche a un mecnico para que se lo arreglara) C. El verbo causativo puede usarse prcticamente en cualquier tiempo, incluso en las formas continuas. Were having our house painted this week Jack will be getting his messages sent by e-mail from now on

TENSE Present Simple Past Simple Past Continuous Present Perfect Past Perfect will must be going to

HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE I have/get my hair cut. I had/got my hair cut. I was having/getting my hair cut. I have had my hair cut. I had had my hair cut. I will have my hair cut. I must have my hair cut. I'm going to have my hair cut.

Present Continuous I'm having/getting my hair cut.

D. La interrogativa y la negativa se forman como las de cualquier otro verbo Do you have your car serviced regularly? Did he get his house redecorated last week? You wont have your eyes tested next week Im not getting my hair cut today.

E. En situaciones en las que se quiere indicar que algo desagradable ha ocurrido en el pasado se suele usar have + objeto + participio He had his car broken last week I had my finger bitten during the fight She had his mobile phone stolen while she was playing in the playground

EXERCISE. Rewrite the sentences using have (causative); dont include the words in capital letters. Youve got an example. 1. SOME PAINTERS have painted our living room. We have had our living room painted. 2. A HAIRDRESSER cut Jane's hair yesterday. Jane______________________________________ 3. A CARPENTER is going to replace our windows tomorrow. We ______________________________ 4. AN OPTICIAN is checking my eyes this afternoon. I_________________________________________________ 5. A MECHANIC inspected Larry's car last summer. Larry_______________________________________________. 6. SOME PLUMBERS have installed a new central heating system in our house. We_______________________________________________________________. 7. THE DRY CLEANER'S is cleaning my winter coat. I___________________________________________________ 8. AN EXPERT has valued Christine's jewelry. Christine ____________________________________________. 9. THE DENTIST is going to take out one of his wisdom teeth. He ____________________________________________________. 10. THE SURGEON altered her nose last year. She ___________________________________________________.