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There are 2 forms of causatives: Causative Passive form and Causative Active form. For causatives Passive form there are two specific Verbs: have/get. For causatives Active form there are four specific Verbs: have/make/get/let.
For causatives Passive form there are two specific Verbs: have/get.
Situation: I dont cook at home. My wife does for me.
receiver Causative verbs Direct object Verb in past participle
have/get
the food
cooked
have/get
my car
fixed
Causative verbs
Direct object
She
has/gets
her school
paid
Situation: my mother doesnt go for the tortillas. My sister brings them for her.
receiver Causative verbs Direct object Verb in past participle
My mother has/gets
the tortillas
brought
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Me cortaron el pelo. Me quebraron mi lap-top. Me escondieron mis libros. A mi hermano le robaron su cartera. A mi amigo le hicieron la tarea.
Causative verbs Direct object Verb in past participle
receiver
I
I I
stolen done
had/got
Direct object
I have my wife cook my food Situation: I force my wife to cook for me.
receiver Causative verbs performer Verb base form Direct object
I make my wife cook my food Situation: I convince my wife to cook for me.
receiver Causative verbs performer Verb infinitive form Direct object
get
my wife
to cook my food
let
my wife
cook
my food
Direct object
I have the mechanic fix my car Situation: I force the mechanic to fix my car.
receiver Causative verbs performer Verb base form Direct object
I make the mechanic fix my car Situation: I convince the mechanic to fix my car.
receiver Causative verbs performer Verb infinitive form Direct object
get
my car
let
the mechanic
fix
my car
Direct object
My mother has my sister bring tortillas Situation: I force the mechanic to fix my car.
receiver Causative verbs performer Verb base form Direct object
she makes my sister bring tortillas Situation: She convinces my sister to bring tortillas.
receiver Causative verbs performer Verb infinitive form Direct object
She
gets
my sister
to bring
tortillas
She
lets
my sister
bring
tortillas
Direct object
My daughter has me pay her school Situation: She forces me to pay her education.
receiver Causative verbs performer Verb base form Direct object
she makes me pay her school Situation: She convinces me to pay her school.
receiver Causative verbs performer Verb infinitive form Direct object
She
gets
me
She
lets
me
pay
her school
Causatives all tenses Simple Present: I have my car fixed Simple Present: I have the mechanic fix my car
Simple Past: I had my car fixed Simple Present: I had the mechanic fix my car Present Continuous: I am having my car fixed Simple Present: I am having the mechanic fix my car Past Continuous: I was having my car fixed
Past Continuous: I was having the mechanic fix my car
Past Perfect Simple: I had had my car fixed Past Perfect Simple: I had had the mechanic fix my car