اللغة الإنجليزية — The Causative: Have/Get Something Done — 2ثانوي — شعبة آداب — Algerian Curriculum

The Causative: Have/Get Something Done

Used when someone else does something for you. Form: have/get + object + past participle.

Examples: I had my hair cut. (the barber cut it) / I got my car repaired. (the mechanic repaired it) / She had her house painted. / We are having a new house built.

Questions: Did you have your photo taken? / Where did you get your shoes repaired?

Exercises

1. Rewrite: A mechanic fixed my car. → I had my car…
2. Complete: She ___ (have) her dress ___ (make) by a tailor.