HAVE SOMETHING DONE

 Compare these situations:

 We use HAVE SOMETHING DONE to talk about things that are done for us by other people,
usually professionals.

 GET is sometimes used instead of HAVE in informal or spoken language.

Laura got her shoes repaired
We’re getting the carpet cleaned.
Where did you get your hair cut?

FORM

HAVE + OBJEC + PAST PARTICIPLE

T

  
I HAD MY CUT YESTERDAY
HAIR

HAVE SOMETHIN DONE

G
Sam HAS his office cleaned every day
Jill IS HAVING her house decorated at the moment
We HAVE JUST HAD our car serviced
I HAD my coat dry-cleaned yesterday
Paula WAS HAVING a photo taken when I arrived
You SHOULD HAVE your hair cut
I want to HAVE a portrait painted by a famous artist

1
Look at the pictures and say what people are doing or what they did.
Use these phrases: her photo, his windows, his car, her eyes, his hair
Use these verbs: clean, cut, repair, take, test

1. At the moment Trevor

2. Last week Mike
3. At the moment Melissa
4. Yesterday David
5. At the moment Rachel

Rewrite the sentences using HAVE SOMETHING DONE.

1. Someone checks Henry’s guitar after every show.
Henry HAS HIS GUITAR CHECKED AFTER EVERY SHOW
2. Someone has delivered Miriam’s newspaper this morning.
Miriam HAS HAD THE NEWSPAPER DELIVERED ….
3. Someone did Alice’s make-up at 1.30 pm.
Alice HAD HER MAKE-UP DONE AT 1.30 PM
4. The mechanic is changing Peter’s car battery.
Peter IS HAVING HIS CAR BATTERY CHANGED
5. The hairdresser dyed my mother’s hair last Saturday.
My mother HAD HER HAIR DYED LAST SATURDAY
6. The dry-cleaner cleans Mr Harper’s suits every week.
Mr Harper
7. Kevin ironed Kathy’s trousers last night.
Kathy
8. Someone is polishing Brian’s shoes.
Brian
9. Someone has delivered Mrs O’Brien food from the market.
Mrs O’Brien
10. The decorator was decorating Leticia’s flat yesterday.
Leticia