causative verbs

causative verbs

1. have

   • have+person+ base verb, the first form form is half plus person+ base verb like eat, sleep or take 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.
     • 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.
     • second form have+object+past participle is a verb thats used in perfect tenses and passive voice example: im having my hair cut on sunday

2. get

   • 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.
     • Finally, we can also use the construction 'get + someone + to + infinitive'. Again, this means that you cause the other person to do the action, maybe by paying them to do it, or by asking them to do it, or by persuading them to do it. She gets her son to do his homework by promising him ice cream when he's finished.
     • to convince or encourage someone to do something, i can never convince my roomate to help clean the apartment