Causative have/get something done

1 Uses

1.1 Have something done

1.1.1 Describe a service performed for us by someone else

1.1.1.1 Ex: Sue is cutting her hair

1.1.1.2 Ex: Sue is having her hair cut

1.2 Get something done

1.2.1 Informal spoken English

1.2.2 Suggests more activity or effort

1.2.3 A feeling that something must to be done

1.2.3.1 I must go to the garage and get the car serviced

1.2.4 In orders or imperatives

2 Structure

2.1 Have + Object + Past Participle

2.2 Get + Object + Past Participle

3 Form

3.1 Present Simple

3.1.1 I have / get my hair cut

3.2 Past Simple

3.2.1 I had /got my hair cut

3.3 Present Continous

3.3.1 I´m having / getting my hair cut

3.4 Past Continous

3.4.1 I was having /getting my hair cut

3.5 Present Perfect

3.5.1 I´ve had /got my hair cut

3.6 Past Perfect

3.6.1 I had had/got my hair cut

3.7 Will

3.7.1 I will have /get my hair cut

3.8 Must

3.8.1 Imust have /get my hair cut

3.9 Be going to

3.9.1 I´m going to have /get my hair cut

Resource summary

	Created by Celia Yáñez almost 6 years ago