CAUSATIVE (HAVE / GET SMTH.

DONE)
S + HAVE / GET + O + past participle

 to talk about smth. That we do not do ourselves, but that we arrange sb. to do it for us
 to talk about smth. unpleasant that happens to sb.

1. My sister sawed this dress. – did it herself My sister had this dress sawn. – sb. else did that for her
2. He had his phone stolen at the gym.

TENSE ACTIVE CAUSATIVE

Present simple The mechanic repairs her car once a year. She has her car repaired once a year.
Present continuous The mechanic is repairing my car. I’m having my car repaired.
Present perfect The mechanic has repaired our car. We have had our car repaired.
Present perfect cont. The mechanic has been repairing his car. He has been having his car repaired.
Past simple The mechanic repaired their car. They had their car repaired.
Past continuous The mechanic was repairing her car. She was having her car repaired.
Past perfect The mechanic had repaired your car. You had had your car repaired.
Past perfect cont. The mechanic had been repairing my car. I had been having my car repaired.
Future simple The mechanic will repair their car. They will have their car repaired.
Future continuous The mechanic will be repairing our car. We will be having our car repaired.
Future perfect The mechanic will have repaired his car. He will have had his car repaired.
Future perfect cont. The mechanic will have been repairing my car. I will have been having my car repaired.
Be going to The mechanic is going to repair their car. They are going to have their car repaired.
Modal verbs The mechanic should repair your car. You should have your car repaired.

 GET – informal (used in everyday speech)

 HAVE – for smth. unpleasant that happened to sb. (NOT GET!!!)

CAUSATIVE FORM: HAVE SB. DO SMTH.

S + HAVE + O + bare infinitive

 To make / say / tell sb. do smth. Eg. 1. I’ll have my secretary make an appointment for you. (I’ll ask/tell)
2. He had the nurse check his blood pressure. (He asked/told)

CAUSATIVE FORM: GET SB. TO DO SMTH.

S + GET + O + full infinitive

 To persuade sb. to do smth. Eg. 1. She got her parents to buy her a new smartphone for her birthday.
2. He managed to get the gym manager to give him a discount on membership.