The Causative Form

Analyze these examples:

She is cutting her hair. Edward is cutting her hair.

She is having her hair cut.

Uses:

We use the causative form to say that we have arranged for someone to do
something for us.

Susan had a horrible

afternoon yesterday. Her
car broke down.

The bright side is that she

had her car repaired at a
garage.
Structure: From active to causative I.O. = Indirect Object
(beneficiary)
Active voice
D.O = Direct object
Edward is cutting Peg’s hair

Tense
I.O D.O
verb
Object
Subject

Past Part.
Tense Poss.
D.O verb by
Have / Adj.
“Subject” Get Object Agent
(I.O.)
Causative
Peg is having her hair cut (by Edward)
Change the following sentences into causative
1. Someone will paint Charlie’s house tomorrow.
2. The dentist checks my teeth every six months.
3. My sister cleaned my room yesterday.
4. Our desks are dirty. Someone must dust our desks for us.
5. My neighbour has always cooked my meals.
6. I couldn’t answer my phone because someone was repairing it when you
called.
1. Charlie will have his house painted tomorrow.
2. I have my teeth checked (by the dentist) every six months
3. I had my room cleaned (by my sister) yesterday.
4. We must have them dusted
5. I have always had my meals cooked (by my neighbor)
6. I was having it repaired
Other causative forms
 Let / Make

Tense Past part.

let/make Complement.
verb
Subject Object

My parents let us watch the movie.

The teacher made us sing “I will survive”

 Have (make or ask sb do sth)

Tense Bare inf.

have Complement.
verb
Subject Object

The teacher had her students work in groups.

She will have us give out hand outs.

 Get (convince/ persuade sb to do sth)

Tense Infinitive
get Complement.
verb
Subject Object

I got my brother to lend me his car.

We got our friends to give us money for the party