ABOUT

CAUSATIVE HAVE AND GET

A SIMPLE PRESENTATION

Let us discuss the causative “Have and Get”

Definition

Causative have and get is used to ask another person to do something.

Causative Have and Get

Active Causative Have

a. S + have + o (person) + V1Active Causative Get

b. S + get + o (person) + to + V1Passive causative Have

c. S + have + o (thing) + V3 + (by….)

Passive Causative Get

d. S + get + o (thing) + V3 + (by…)

• Patterns

I ask the barber to cut my hair

a. I have the barber cut my hair

b. I get the barber to cut my hair

c. I have my hair cut by the barber

d. I get my hair cut by the barber

My boss asks me to wash his car

a. My boss has me wash his car

b. My boss gets me to wash his car

c. My boss has his car washed by me

d. My boss gets his car washed by me

We will ask the technician to fix our computer

a. We will have the technician fix our computer

b. We will get the technician to fix our computer

c. We will have our computer fixed by the technician

d. We will get our computer fixed by the technician

My mother is asking me to clean the floor

a. My mother is having me clean the floor

b. My mother is getting me to clean the floor

c. My mother is having the floor cleaned by me

d. My mother is getting the floor by me

My father asked me to buy one pack of cigarette

a. My father had me buy one pack of cigarette

b. My father got me to buy one pack of cigarette

c. My father had one pack of cigarette bought by me

d. My father got one pack of cigarette bought by me

Anna has asked a friend to type her paper

a. Anna has had a friend type her paper

b. Anna has got a friend to type her paper

c. Anna has had her paper typed by a friend

d. Anna has got her paper typed by a friend

Exercise;Rewrite the sentences using Active and Passive Causative Have and Get

1. I asked the mechanic to repair my car

2. My mother will ask me to make the cake

3. My father is asking me to bring his bag

4. The president asked his advisors to arrange a press conference

5. John has asked peter to paint his house

1. I asked the mechanic to repair my cara. I had the mechanic repair my carb. I got the mechanic to repair my carc. I had my car repaired by the mechanicd. I got my car repaired by the mechanic2. My mother will ask me to make the cakee. My mother will have me make the cakef. My mother will get me to make the cakeg. My mother will have the cake made by meh. My mother will get the cake made by me

Answer!

3. May father is asking me to bring his baga. My father is having me bring his bagb. My father is getting me to bring his bagc. My father is having his bag brought by med. My father is getting his bag brought by me4. The president asked his advisors to arrange a press

conferencea. The president had his advisors arrange a press

conferenceb. The president got his advisors to arrange a press

conferencec. The president had a press conference arranged by his

advisorsd. The president got a press conference arranged by his

advisors

5. John has asked peter to paint his housea. John has had peter paint his houseb. John has got peter to paint his housec. John has had his house painted by peterd. John has got his house painted by peter

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