Causative passive
- 1. Causative Passive By: Sol Pardo Santayana and Olivia Obligado
- 2. Use of causative passive ● 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 by themselves. Maybe they paid, asked, or persuaded the other person to do it. Examples: 1. A cleaner cleaned my house. 2. I had my house cleaned.
- 3. Causative Verbs The causative verbs that we usually use are: ● Have ● Get There are two more verbs that are not usually used in this topic that are: ● Let ● Make
- 4. HAVE ● 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. Examples: ● I had my car washed. ● John will have his house painted.
- 5. GET ● This has the same meaning as 'have', but is less formal. ● The form is subject + get + object + past participle Examples: ● The students get their essays checked. ● I'll get my hair cut next week. ● He got his washing machine fixed.
- 6. question form The question form in the Causative Passive is Auxiliary + subject+ have or get + time expression Examples: ● Do you have your french lessons twice a week? http://www.oneworldofenglish.com/english_grammar_reference/the_causative.htm