UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACION, HUMANAS Y TECNOLOGIASCARRERA DE IDIOMAS

GRAMMAR VIHave/Get Something Done

Dario AmanchaRonald Marroquín

2015-2016

"Have Something Done"

Passive in meaning but not in form

Get or have in place of the verb to be

Situations where we want someone else to do something for us or where we are going to hire someone else to do something for us.

The result is more important than the person who performs the activity.

Compare

Lisa repaired the roof. Lisa had the roof repaired.

Did you make those curtains yourself? Did you have those courtains made?

Structurehave + something (the object) + past participle • I have my business taken care of.

(Somebody is taking care of my business.)

• He has his dog walked.(Somebody walks his dog.)

The living room in Terry's new house is a terrible salmon pink color. She wants to have it painted before she moves in.

Lizzy can't talk right now. She's having her hair cut by the barber at the moment.

I need to go to the dentist today to have a tooth pulled. I hope it's very fast!

Get something done (informal)

When are you going to get the roof repaired?

I think you should get your hair cut really short.

If the verb refers to something unwanted, it has the same meaning as a passive sentence.

  Jim had his car stolen last night. Jim's car was stolen.

They had their roof blown off in the storm. Their roof was blown off in the storm.

EXERCISESYesterday, (I / cut / my hair) ……………………………………….

Every Friday, (Joe / wash / his car)……………………………….

Tomorrow, (she / repair / her shower)………………………………….

Each Saturday, (we / deliver / a pizza)………………………………………..….to our home.

Last year, (Bob / clean / his house)…………………………………………...by a charwoman.

As Phil had a broken arm, (he / type / his texts)…………………….......................by his secretary.

I had my hair cut.

Joe has his car washed

she is going to have her shower repaired.

we have a pizza delivered

he had his texts typed

Bob had his house cleaned

•(I / pick up / the goods)………………………………………...tomorrow in the afternoon.

•(we / redecorate / our walls)……………………………..……….last summer.

•Whenever Clara is staying at this hotel, (she / carry / her bags)………………………...........into her room.

•(we / organise / our last party)……………………………………………...by professionals.

•We usually ……………………………………….… (the bedrooms / redecorate) every two years.

will have the goods picked up

had our walls redecorated

has her bags carried

We had our last party organised

have the bedrooms redecorated

•Sarah isn't making her own wedding dress, she ……………………………………………. (it / make) by a designer in Italy.

………………………………………………. (you / ever/ anything / steal) from your house?

•He didn't fix his car himself, he ……………………………………. (it / fix) at the garage.

Your hair is too long. You need ………………………. (it / cut).

•I'm going to do my food shopping online and I ………………………………………………….………….(the food / deliver) to my house.

is having it made

Have you ever had anything stolen

had it fixed

to have it cut

am going to have the food delivered