Out and about The causative ‘The causative is formed with to have + object + past participle. Itis used when we cause someone else to do something for us, usually by paying them to doit. I'm having my room redecorated, (1 am paying a decorator to do it) ‘The tense is changed by altering the ver’ to have ‘She'sgoing to have a rose tattooed on her arm. We have had the carpets deaned recently. ‘Questions and negatives are formed with the auxiliary verb do. Do you have your cat groomed regularly? I didn't have my sooth pulled oui afterall. ‘The ‘agent’ (the person who does the job) is not usually induded, unless itis particularly interesting or important. He had his central heating repaired by the old lady next door. The vetb io get's sometimes used in place of to have. This i slightly less formal. Lfitally got ney bike repaired last week. 1 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Use the word in bold and other words. Use between two and five words. 1 Ipay someone to wash my car every week, have T have my car washed every week, 2 Abullder is modernising our bungalow for us, having We ya bilder. 3 Does Giovanni design your dothes for you? designed DoW Giovanni? 4 Nobody checked my homework last night, not Idid last night. 5 An accountant will have to check these books for you. Bet You will. these books checked by an accountant.6 She has never made her own breakfast. elways ‘She has. for her. 7 1'm having my son taught chess by a grandmaster. ‘teaching Agrandmaster chess, 8 The surgeon is not going to remove your appendix. have You are not going removed. 9 Didn’t you ask someone to translate this report yesterday? get. Dide't you yesterday? 10 My cat loves it when Iscratchitshead. having ‘My cat scratched. Complete the sentences using the words in brackets. 1 We will dave he documents delivced (the documents/deliver) to you by motorcycle. 2 She couldn't understand the letter soshe______(it/translate} by her German friend. 3 How olten. {youryour eyesstest)? 4Why SS __Gyouthis filménot develop) yesterday? Did you forget? 5 Iwill never. {my nose/plerce). I'm too frightened. 6 Ourdog is very naughty. We should__(lt/train) when it was a puppy. 7 They (a new bathroonvfit) upstairs next week. & Lookat Susan's hair! She must fitddye). 9 Your car is making a lot of noise. (yousit/service) recently? 10 itwe, (new computersinct install} soon, we will go out of business.