► CAUSATIVE VERBS: HAVE or GET something DONE
1. EXAMPLES:
He had/got his car repaired last Monday.
(Le arreglaron su coche el lunes pasado)
I´m having my flat painted.
(Me están pintando el piso)
When are you going to have/get your hair cut?
(¿Cúando te vas a cortar el pelo? = te lo cortarán)
You should have/get your television fixed.
(Deberías arreglar el televisor. = hacer que te lo arreglen)
2. STRUCTURE:
SUBJECT + HAVE/GET + OBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENTS
3. USES:
a. Esta construcción tiene un significado pasivo. Describe situaciones en las
que alguien hace algún tipo de trabajo por nosotros.
b. También sirve para describir desgracias o contratiempos que nos ocurren,
causadas por una persona no especificada o desconocida.
Peter had his car stolen last week.
(A Pedro le robaron su coche la semana pasada)
Harry got his nose broken in a fight.
(A Harry le rompieron la nariz en una pelea)
c. HAVE y GET significan lo mismo en este contexto, pero GET es más informal.
Si mencionamos al agente de la acción con el verbo HAVE, usaremos el
INFINITIVO en lugar del PARTICIPIO PASADO.
I will have the mechanic repair my scooter.
Sue had the breakdown lorry tow her car.
Si mencionamos al agente de la acción con el verbo GET, usaremos
TO-INFINITIVE.
I will get the mechanic to repair my scooter.
► 'X' NEEDS DOING
Esta construcción también tiene un significado pasivo :
The ceiling needs painting (= the ceiling needs to be painted)
My hair needs cutting (= my hair needs to be cut)
SUBJECT + NEED + GERUND
► PRACTICE:
1. Choose the correct verb form
1 - I'm going ............ at the new hairdresser's
to get my hair cut
to cut my hair
2 - She needs to ........
have her car repairs
have her car repaired
3 - He ......... while he was away on holiday
had his flat burgled
burgled his flat
4 - I .......... my phone repaired after I dropped it
had
had to
5 - She didn't have time to get to the shops and .......
get her film developed
develop her film
6 - He ....... his bags loaded onto the train by a porter
had
get
