CAUSATIF
Compare : - Jill repaired the roof . ( = she did it herself )
- Jill had the roof repaired ( = she arranged for someone else to do it )
Now study these sentences :
- Did Ann make that dress herself or did she have it made ?
- Are you going to repair the car yourself or are you going to have it repaired ?
To say that we arrange for someone else to do something for us , we use the structure have something done . The word order is important : the past participle ( done / repaired etc . ) comes after the object ( the roof ) :
Jill had the roof repaired yesterday
where did you have your hair done ?
We are having the house painted at the moment
Tom has just had a telephone installed in his flat
How often do you have your car serviced ?
Why don't you have that coat cleaned ?
1° - In this
exercise you have to answer the questions in the way shown .
Example :' Did Ann make that dress herself ?'No , she had it made .
1 - ' Did you cut your hair yourself ?' No , ...............................................
2 - ' Did they paint the house themselves ?' No , they .....................................
3 - ' Did Jim cut down that tree himself ?' No , ...........................................
4 - ' Did Sue repair the car herself ?' No ,................................................
2° - This time you
have to complete the sentences . Use the words in brackets .
Examples : We are having the house painted ( the house / paint ) at the moment .
Did you have your hair cut ( you / your hair / cut ) last week ?
1- Your hair is too long . I think you should ....................................( it / cut )
2 - How often ..................................................( you / your car / service ) ?
3 - The engine in Tom's car couldn't be repaired , so he had
to ..............................
........................... ( a new
engine / fit ) .
4 - ......................................... ( you / your paper / deliver ) or do you go to
the shop yourself to buy it ?
5 - A: What are these workmen doing in your garden ?
B: Oh , I .....................................................( a swimming-pool / build )
6 - A: Can I see those holiday photographs you took ?
B: I'm afraid not . I ..................................( not / the film / develop ) yet .
7 - Is it true that many years ago he .................................... ( his portrait /
paint )by a famous artist ?
3° - Now you have
to read a situation and write a sentence with have sth done .
Example : Jill's coat was dirty so she took it to the cleaners . Now it's clean . What has Jill done ? She has had her coat cleaned .
1 - Tom thinks his eyesight is getting worse , so he's going to the optician .
What is Tom going to do there ?He is .......................................................
2 - Sue is at the hairdresser's at the moment . A hairdresser is cutting her hair .
What is Sue doing ? .........................................................................
3 - Ann's watch was broken , so he took it to a jeweller's . Now it's working again .
What has Ann done ?..........................................................................
4° - Now you have
to use have something done with its second meaning
Example : George's nose was broken in a fight . What happened to George ?
He had his nose broken in a fight .
1 - John's money was stolen on a train . What happened to John ?
He .......................................................................................
2 - Fred's hat was blown off in the wind . What happened to Fred ?
..........................................................................................
3 - George's papers were taken from him at the police staton . What happened to George ?
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