The Causative Form

Topic:CausativeForm
Approved By: Msc. Ema Abdyli
University of Tirana
Faculty of Social Sciences
Department of Social Work and Social Policies
Administration and Social Policy
Prepared by: Birgit Rusi
Drinela Osmënaj
Enkelejda Hyka
Section: A

Thecausativeisformedwith'have+object+pastparticiple'Thepast
participlehasapassivemeaning.
We use the causative in English to
say that we have arranged for
someone to do something for us.
He had his jacket cleaned.
(He didn't clean it himself.)

Questionsandnegationsoftheverb'have'are
formedwithdo/doesordidinthepastsimple.
 Did you have your camera
fixed?
We also use 'have something
done' to talk about an
unpleasant experience:
 Peter had his phone stolen last
night.
In informal conversations we
can use 'get' instead of
'have‘:
 She's getting her hair done
again.

Itisimportanttohavethecorrectwordorder:
'John had his car repaired.' is
very different to 'John had
repaired his car.'
In the first sentence
John arranged for someone
else to repair his car. In the
second sentence he did it
himself.

The causative can be used with
most verb forms and is also formed
with the infinitive and -ing forms. He should have his
car repaired.
It's worth having his
car repaired.

If we want to know who did the
action, we can use the by agent:
He’s having his tattoo done by one
of the best experts in the city.
We also use the causative form to
talk about bad experiences or
mishaps:
They’ve had their suitcases stolen at
the airport.
Wealsousethecausativeform:

Therearethreeverbsweshalluseincausative;HAVE,GET
&MAKE.Let’scomparethedifference.
a) He has the lawn mown every
weekend by his son. (He does not do
it.)
HAVE + OBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE
b) He got his son to mow the lawn for
him. (He persuaded his son to do it for
him.)
GET + OBJECT +TO INFINITIVE
c) He got the lawn mown by his son.
(He asked him to do it for him.)
GET + OBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE
d) He made his son mow the lawn.
(He insisted or ordered his son do it.)
MAKE + OBJECT + BARE INFINITIVE
Causative
Have
MakeGet

Although HAVE and MAKE give
the impression that someone
causes an action to be done by a
third person, you might have
noticed that there is a difference
between the two.
a) She has her son’s bedroom
cleaned.
b) She made her son clean his
bedroom.

GET is considered more informal
and we tend to use it in spoken
English.We shall also use GET
when the subject does the action.
They always get their homework
done on time.
He got the lawn mown before lunch.

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Now select the correct form of the
causative from the following:
1. Where can I have my watch fixed?
(Correct)
Where can I have fixed my watch?
2. I wish I need to done my washing
by someone. I hate doing it
myself.
I wish I could have my laundry done.
I hate doing it myself. (Correct)
3. Jane is at the hairdresser at the
moment. She's having her hair
done. (Correct)
Jane is at the hairdresser at the
moment. She has her hair done.
4.This is the third time I've had the air
conditioner repaired in four days.
(Correct)
This is the third time I have the air
conditioner repaired in four days.
5. Joan had a new dress made for the
wedding. (Correct)
Joan had made a new dress for the
wedding.
6. Sarah is going to take herTV to
have it repaired. (Correct)
Sarah is going to take herTV to had
it repaired.

Changethesentencessotheyusethestructure'have
somethingdone'or'getsomethingdone'.
1) I washed my car. (have)
I had my car washed.
2) I cut my hair. (get)
I got my hair cut.
3) I typed the documents. (have)
I had the documents typed.
4) I fixed the washing machine. (get)
I got the washing machine fixed.
5) I cut the grass. (have)
I had the grass cut.
6) I painted my bedroom. (get)
I got my bedroom painted.
7) I repaired my fridge. (have)
I had my fridge repaired.
8) I tidied my garden. (get)
I got my garden tidied.
9) 9) I edited the article. (have)
I had the article edited.
10) I cleaned the carpets. (get)
I got the carpets cleaned.
11) I cleaned the windows. (have)
I had the windows cleaned.
12) I checked my teeth. (get)
I got my teeth checked.
13) I printed the photo. (have)
I had the photo printed.
14) I made the necklace. (get)
I got the necklace made.
15) I delivered the furniture. (have)
I had the furniture delivered.
16) I wrote the report. (have)
I had the report written.
17) I repaired the roof. (get)
I got the roof repaired.
18) I built the shed. (get)
I got the shed built.
19) I dyed my hair. (get)
I got my hair dyed.
20) I sent the money. (have)
I had the money sent.

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