Eli Causatives ‘ANA’S WORKSHOPS SCUILA DE CAPACITY SERANZA EDI HAVE / GET something done + You use have something done when you ask somebody else to carry out an action. You don’t do it by yourself: Thad my hair dyed last week. (I didn’t dye it myself. Somebody else did that for me) + The verb that must change tense is have, whereas the verb expressing the action is always in the Past Participle. Here are a few examples with some of the main tenses: | Present continuous We're having the house redecorated this week. | Present perfect | ve just had "my hair cut. Do you like it? | | Past simple | Why did you have the fence painted red? | | Future simple | Will the City Council have the road resurfaced next week? + Have something done can also be used when you are the victim of an action that is against your will or damages you: Thad my wallet stolen when I was at the gym. He had his nose broken during a fight outside a club. * You can also use gef instead of have in more informal situations: When did you get your nose pierced? HAVE / MAKE /LET someone do something ‘When asking someone to do something you can use + make when the person is obliged to do something or he/she can't help doing it. The police made me sign a few documents. (I was obliged to do it) This song makes me feel sad. (1 can't help feeling this way) + let when the person is allowed to do something. Does your father let you use his car on Saturday nights? (are you allowed to use it?) + have when you simply ask him/her to do something with no obligation or permission implied, Tusually have my secretary fix my appointments for the week. (1 ask her to do this for me) + Make and Let can also be found in passive sentences. In this case their structure changes to: be made to + Base form The thieves were made to confess everything. be let to + Base form The children were let to run in the fields every afternoon. 1 Complete the sentences with the correct tense of the verb in brackets using have + object + Past participle. © We have our bedrooms redecorated (redecorate) every two years. 1 Kate Middleton her wedding dress (design) by Sarah Burton. 2 you ever anything (steal) from your house? 3. I think we two pizzas (deliver) at home tonight. at my hi (perm) tomorrow. 5 | can’t see well: | must my eyes (test). 6 We're going to another garage (build) next to this for our son's car. 7 64Wa ANA’S WORKSHOPS 7 SSSRARGNCTCON SANA COONS 2 Puta tick (V) in the box next to the correct alternative in each of these sentences. 1. Since | have very little time, once a week 4 During the hailstorm lots of people CO A thave my flat cleaned. (A damaged their cars. OB I clean my flat (1 B got their cars damaged. 2. Every time | have a shower | 5. The police A have my hair washed. (A confiscated our passports. 1B wash my hair. 1 B had our passports confiscated. 3. There's a repairman in the living room because 6 For my daughter's graduation day 1 A we're installing a new Internet connection. 1 Atm doing my hair. 1 B we're having a new Internet connection 1 B I'm having my hair done. installed. 3 Choose A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. 1 |__ this Tshirt printed at the copy shop. Amade B got C let D have 2. She'll__ the letter translated by a Chinese man. A have B make C got D let 3. Lisa __ a lady clean the windows once a month. Agets Bets Chas — D makes 4 This joke me laugh every time | hear it. Ales Bhas C makes D gets 5 You can the neighbour fix the vacuum cleaner. © A make B get C let D have 6 That boy's never been __ tidy his room. He's so spoilt. A let B letto C madeto D made 7 |__ my watch repaired yesterday. Now it's working. A had B hadto C let D got to 8 You must __ your teacher explain this rule again. Aget Bhave C make D let 4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first using the word in brackets. You must use between 2 and 5 words. 1 They told me to put up my hands. (made) They up my hands. 2 wasn't allowed to go out at night. (le) They out at night. 3. Your tyres should be changed every 2 years. (changed) You should every 2 years. 4. She'll feel guilty if they cry. (her) Seeing them cry guilty. 5 Someone stole my bike last night. (got) 1 last night. 6 His car was washed last week (washed) He last week. 7 They all had to give back their cards. (made) They were back their cards. 8 I'm sure they'll let you come here. (allowed) I'm sure come here. 5 &°b Janet has organised an international gourmet dinner party with a few friends from all over the world: listen to the conversation between her and Ada and write the different plates of foods they mention next to the people who made them. curry rice ginger and clam soup mushroom egg rolls sweet sour pork Thai shrimp tiramisu Ad Janet: Rupert: Kimiko: Janet's mother: Xiao saanesne) §z LINN