The causative is formed with “HAVE + OBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE”:

Tenses:

We have our car repaired every year.

We are having our car repaired soon.

We had our car repaired last week.

We have just had our car repaired

NOTE:

“GET” CAN BE USED IN PLACE OF HAVE, BUT IT HAS A MORE LIMITED USE
AND CONVEYS A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT MEANING.

CAUSATIVE AND PASSIVE - WE MAY NOT KNOW OR MAY NOT NEED TO NAME
WHO PERFORMS A SERVICE FOR US. HOWEVER, WE USE THE CAUSATIVE TO
STRESS THE FACT THAT WE ARE “CAUSING SOMEONE ELSE TO PERFORM A
SERVICE FOR US.

WE USE THE CAUSATIVE WITH THE FOLLOWIG VERBS:

BUILD, CLEAN, DECORATE, DELIVER, DEVELOP, MEND, PHOTOPY, PRESS,

PRINT, REPAIR and SERVICE.

A – Now try to rewrite these sentences using the causative structure:

My hair is too long. I’m ______________________________ to the hairdresser. (cut)

My TV was broken. So I ______________________________ last week. (fix)

The air conditioned is broken. My husband _________________________ later today. (repair)

The children broke the window accidently. Their parents _________________ tomorrow. (mend)
A few days ago the ATM was robbed and the machine destroyed. Therefore the bank
_______________ immediately. (replace)

We are going to sell the house. And we ______________________________ (redecorate).

The house was filthy. So we _________________________________________ (clean).

The parcel is too heavy. So I _________________________________________ (deliver).

Jane can’t read those letters. She must ________________________he eyes________ (test).

That family ________________________ their house ________________ with the hurricane.(destroy)