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LENGUA EXTRANJERA
CONVERSACION
UNIT 9 : IMPROVEMENTS

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UNIT 9: improvements
Main topics:
• To talk about commonly
offered services.
• Have/Get something done

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UNIT 9: improvements

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UNIT 9: improvements

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CAUSATIVES: HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE
We use a causative verb when we want to talk about something that someone else did
for us or for another person. It means that the subject caused the action to happen,
but didn't do it themselves. Maybe they paid, or asked, or persuaded the other person
to do it. For example, we can say: I cleaned my house. (This means I cleaned it myself).
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• If I paid someone to clean it, of course I can say: A cleaner cleaned my house.
• But, another way is to use a causative construction. So I can also say: I had my
house cleaned.
• In a sense, using a causative verb is similar to using a passive. The important
thing is that the house is now clean. We don't focus on who did the cleaning.
CAUSATIVES: HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE

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 Have + object + past participle (have something done)
We usually use 'have something done' when we are talking about paying someone to do
something for us. It's often used for services. The form is 'subject + have + object + past
participle’.
• I had my car washed.
• John will have his house painted.
CAUSATIVES: HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE

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 Get + object + past participle (get something done)
We can also use 'subject + get + object + past participle'. This has the same
meaning as 'have', but is less formal.
• The students get their essays checked.
• I'll get my hair cut next week.
• He got his washing machine fixed.
CAUSATIVES: HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE

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• Examples:
• Liz and Meg are having their hair dyed.
• Mr. Singer always has his suits made at the tailor's shop.
• Jake had his groceries delivered two hours ago.
• We had our house burgled last weekend.
• Diane has had her printer cartridges refilled.
• We'd just had our house fumigated.
• You should have your eyes checked.
• Jenny will have her ears pierced.
• I usually get my hair done at Luigi's.
• Martin got his tonsils removed yesterday.
• You must get this pipe fixed as soon as possible.
CAUSATIVES: HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE

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Examples with different verb tenses:
CAUSATIVES: HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE
• Simple present : have/has
She has her shoes repaired
• Past simple: had
She had her shoes repaired
• Future simple: Will have
She will have her shoes repaired

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• Future with going to: am/is/are + going to+ have
• She is going to have her shoes repaired tomorrow morning
• I am going to have my shoes repaired ....
• They are going to have......
• Present continuous: am/is/are + having
• She is having her shoes repaired
CAUSATIVES: HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE

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Class activity
CAUSATIVES: HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE
MORE PRACTICE.
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/causatives-exercise-1.html

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References
• https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/causatives-have-get.html
• https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/causatives-exercise-1.html
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gne_WuMXZGg
• RICHARDS, Jack, Jhonatan Hull and Susan Proctor. INTERCHANGE, fourth edition, Cambridge
University Press