C a u s a t i v e Ve r b

Causative verb indicates that the subject does not perform the action or
event but rather takes help or forces another person to perform that
action or event. In simple words, In English there are three persons (Ist
person - I,we, 2nd person - you and third person - he, she, it, Ram).
When Ist person does not perform the action himself rather he is asking
or forcing or managing others to perform that action, we use Causative
Verbs.
• In other words,It shows an external factor(Somebody or something)is
indirectly responsible for an action.
• It can be any tense and followed an object and a verb form which can
be infinitive or a participle and describes the resulting action the
subject has got done.
• Causative verbs, make, let and have are mostly followed by a base
form of verb. These words can also be followed by present and past
participles.
• Lets look at the following box which shows the difference in the
sentence structure of basic verb and causative verb.
Basic Verb
To open
Ali opened the door.
To tell
He tells us a story.
To cry
She cried to release her emotions.
To listen or to hear.
Ali listens to Radio news.
Causative Verb
To make open or cause to open
I made Ali open the door.
To let someone tell.
Teacher lets him tell us a story.
To make cry
I made her cry to release her emotions.
Have one listen/make one listen
Sufyan have Ali listen to Radio news.
 Most commonly used causative verbs
• Have, Make, Cause, Let, Get, Keep, Allow, Force.
 Have

• 'Have' as a causative verb indicates that the person wants to give

responsibility or instruct or force someone to do something for him
• Now the person from whom we are getting the action done might be
known to us or not known to us, but does our work nevertheless.
When we ask or make someone do something we use the rule:
Lets see the examples of 'have' when followed by
the base form of verb:
Rule : Subject + have + person + verb (base form)

Ayan will have his mother serve him food.(Here Ayan is making his mother do action, Serve, base form of the
verb.
I had the electrician repair the power line.(I made electrician to do action, Repair, base form of verb.)
I will have my servant wash my car.
I will have him read the book.
• The causative verb 'have' can also be followed by present ( the -ing
form) and past participles (the -ed form).

When we use 'have' with a present participle , '-ing' it refers to the

action happening in continuation. For past tense we use the simple
past form of have i.e. Had in such sentences.
The head chef had us cooking late the whole week.‫ہم سے پورا ہفتہ کھانا پکوایا تھا۔‬
My father had me sleeping till I got recovered.‫مجھے سلوایا تھا۔‬
Rule : Subject + have + object/thing + past participle of verb

• Have along with past participle is used to indicate when we arrange

for something to be done to someone or something. In this formation
we are getting the work done from someone but we don’t necessarily
know them.
She had her hair coloured recently.
I need to have my jeans altered.
She had her ears pierced.
They had young children load their household goods.
They will have young children load their luggage.
I had Ali give complete report.
She had Gaama beat the hooligans.
I will have Gaama teach hooligans a lesson.
I had students write in the class.
I had the lawyer change my will.
I will have the lawyer change the will.
‫اس نے حال ہی میں اپنے بال کلر کرواۓ۔‬
‫مجھے اپنی جینز ٹھیک کروانے کی ضرورت ہے۔‬
‫اس نے اپنے کانوں میں چھید کرواۓ ۔‬
‫انہوں نے بچوں اپنا سامان لوڈ کروایا۔‬
‫وہ بچوں سے اپنا سامان لوڈ کروایں گے۔‬
‫میں نے علی سے پوری رپورٹ دلوائ۔‬
‫اس نے گاما سے چوروں کو پٹوایا۔‬
‫میں گاما سے چوروں کو پٹواوں گا۔‬
‫میں نے بچوں سے کالس میں لکھوایا۔‬
‫میں نے وکیل سے اپنی وصیت بدلوائ۔‬
‫میں وکیل سے اپنی وصیت بدلواوں گا۔‬
I had my friend sit beside me. ‫میں نے اپنے دوست کو اپنے پاس بٹھایا۔‬
We had our house master manage a movie at weekend. ‫ہم نے ہفتہ کے آخر پر اپنے ہاوس ماسٹر سے فلم لگوائ۔‬
I had the mechanic repair my laptop charger. ‫میں نے مکینک سے لیپ ٹاپ کا چارجر ٹھیک کروایا۔‬
The leader had workers gather in the ground. ‫لیڈر نے ورکرز کو میدان میں اکٹھا کروایا۔‬
They will have workers gather in the ground for a speech by the leader.
The doctor had the nurse clean the table. ‫ڈاکٹر نے نرس سے میز صاف کروایا۔‬
She had her husband cook dinner for her. ‫اس نے اپنے خاوند سے رات کا کھانا پکوایا۔‬
I like the way you had the beautician do your hair. ‫مجھے وہ طریقہ پسند آیا جس طرح آپ نے بیوٹیشن سے اپنے بال‬
‫بنواۓ۔‬
Rule : Subject + have + something + participle
I had my appendix removed by the surgeon.
We had the issue resolved among ourselves.
She had the clothes washed from her husband.
I want to have this book bought for your children.
She had her car repaired on the same day.
She had her jacket cleaned.
I had my watch fixed.
I have my hair cut once in a month.
Did you have the car washed yesterday?
I will have the table kept in cabin tomorrow.
‫میں نے اپنا اپینڈیکس سرجن سے نکلوایا۔‬
‫ہم نے مسلہ کو آپس میں سلجھایا۔‬
‫اس نے کپڑے اپنے خاوند سے دھلوائے۔‬
‫میں چاہتا ہوں کہ یہ کتاب آپکے بچوں کے لیے خریدی جاۓ۔‬
‫اس نے اپنی کار اسی دن ٹھیک کروای۔‬
‫اس نے اپنی جیکٹ صاف کروائ۔‬
‫میں نے اپنی گھڑی ٹھیک کروائ۔‬
‫میں مہینے میں ایک بار اپنے بال کٹواتا ہوں۔‬
‫کیا آپ نے کل کار دھلوائ؟‬
‫میں کل اپنے کیبن میں میز رکھواوں گا۔‬
 Get

• The meaning of 'Get' is very similar to the causative 'Have' but usually
there is a sense of convincing the person to do an action. Get is used
to convince(or trick) someone to do something.
• The sentence structure of get and Have is same but we mostly use
infinitive To before the base verb Get.When we get work done by
someone whom we know or about whom we can talk about ,then
we use infinitive To before the base verb Get.
Rule : Subject + Get + Object + infinitive 'To' + Verb (base form)

I got Liaqat ready to come with us.
She got the children sing in the ground.
I got her to stay up till midnight yesterday.
He intentionally gets his assistant to stay late everyday.
I got the dry cleaner to come and clean my coat.
I got my family to perform Hajj together.
I got the plumber to fix leaking pipe.
‫میں نے لیاقت کو ہمارے ساتھ آنے کے لیے تیار کیا۔‬
‫اس نے بچوں سے میدان میں گانا گوایا۔‬
‫میں نے کل آدھی رات تک جگوایا۔‬
‫وہ ہر روز جان بوجھ کر اپنے اسسٹنٹ کو دیر تک رکواتا ہے۔‬
‫میں نے ڈرائ کلینر کو بلوایا اور اپنا کوٹ صاف کروایا۔‬
‫میں نے اپنی فیملی کو اکٹھے حج کروایا۔‬
‫میں نے پلمبر سے ٹپکتا نال ٹھیک کروایا۔‬
Rule :Subject + get + something + participle

• Get is similar to use as Have as it can also be followed by participle

and the usage remains same.When a present participle(Ing) is used
then the sentence shows an action performed over a period of time.
Senior officials got their room changed.
Let’s get our car parked in the ground.
She got him fired from his post.
I got my leave sanctioned today.
She will get her transfer cancelled very soon.
I could not get the car started.
She got all the papers mixed.
You get your house cleaned by my servant.
‫سینئر آفیشلز نے اپنا کمرہ تبدیل کروایا۔‬
‫آو ہماری کار میدان میں کھڑی کروایئں۔‬
‫اس نے مجھے میری پوسٹ سے ہٹوایا۔‬
‫میں نے آج اپنی چھٹی منظور کروائ۔‬
‫وہ بہت جلد اپنا تبادلہ منسوخ کروا لے گی۔‬
‫میں کار سٹارٹ نہ کروا سکا۔‬
‫اس نے سارے پیپر مکس کروا دیے۔‬
‫تم نے میرے مالزم سے اپنا گھر صاف کروایا۔‬
 Examples Of Present Participle
She got me wondering about the power of meditation. ‫اس نے مجھے غور کی طاقت کے متعلق حیران کیے رکھا۔‬
She got the baby drinking water from the glass. ‫اس نے بچے کو گالس سے پانی پلوایا۔‬
During elections, we got the CCTVs working. ‫ ہم نے کیمرے چالو رکھواۓ۔‬،‫دوران الیکشن‬
 Use of Have or Get

• Have and get both mean getting work done from someone the
difference lies in the meaning, Get usually implies encouraging or
convincing someone to do something and have implies getting work
done by force or instructions. We usually use Get instead of Have in
informal speech.
• Lets look at the following example to understand the subtle
difference:-
I had a professional singer perform in the party.(Singer was asked to perform) ‫میں نے پارٹی میں پیشہ ور سنگر‬
‫سے پرفارم کروایا۔‬
I got a professional singer to perform in the party.(Singer was convinced to perform) ‫میں نے پارٹی میں پیشہ ور‬
‫سنگر سے پرفارم کرنے کے لیے بلوایا۔‬
Did you have your roll number re-checked? ‫کیا تم نے اپنا رولنمبر پھر سے چیک کروایا؟‬
Did you get your roll number re-checked? ‫کیا تم نے اپنا رولنمبر پھر سے چیک کروایا؟‬
We will have five computers installed in our office. ‫ہم اپنے دفتر میں پانچ کمپیوٹر انسٹال کروائیں گے۔‬
We will get five computers installed in our office. ‫ہم اپنے دفتر میں پانچ کمپیوٹر انسٹال کروائیں گے۔‬
We had our house decorated on independence day. ‫ہم نے یوم آزادی پہ اپنا گھر سجوایا ۔‬
We had our house decorated on independence day. ‫ہم نے یوم آزادی پہ اپنا گھر سجوایا۔‬
The manager will have the director reconfirm all the appointments. ‫مینیجر تمام تقرریوں کی دوبارہ تصدیق ڈائریکٹر‬
‫سے کرواۓ گا۔‬
The manager will get the director to reconfirm all the appointments. ‫مینیجر تمام تقرریوں کی دوبارہ تصدیق ڈائریکٹر‬
‫سےکرواۓ گا۔‬
When we want to say that we will not(wont) allow something to
happen to something or someone, we always use have.
I won’t have anyone exploit her. ‫میں کسی کو بھی اسکا استحصال نہیں کرنے دونگا۔‬
I won’t have my reputation tarnished under any circumstances. ‫میں کسی بھی صورت میں اپنا شہرت کو داغدار نہیں‬
‫ہونے دونگا۔‬
We often use 'Get' instead of 'Have' in informal speech

I will get her posted in her home town.

He must get his share of cake. ‫اسے اس کے کیک کا حصہ ملنا چاہیے۔‬
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