Have Something Done

Theory

Causative verb is a verb the main or principal use to declare that someone told or causing others do something, or could also showed that someone or something is not directly responsible to an action.
causative verb (e.g. have, get, make, force, let, allow, permit, help, cause, enable etc) used to express that the subject of the sentence causes perform an object sentence action (active form) or cause the object subjected sentence an action (passive form). In action form, the action performed by object sentences. There are two types is Active and Passive.
in the passive form the action is generally not performed by the subject line. Although sometimes the action can also be done by the subject of the sentence. Passive shape of offenders why do not accentuate the action, but rather highlight the occurrence of an action.

            Have something done, can use in situation where something bad has happened to people or their possession. “Get” and “Have” often used in the phrase ‘Have Something Done’.
the use of causative “have”. This structure talk about having something done by a third person. We want something to be done by somebody else.
have is usually used for having something done by somebody who is naturally doing that job.

Ø There are two forms of doing causative with “Have”, passive or active.

1.      Avtive form     :
Have + somebody + do (verb) + something.

Example          :

Mary had the nurse check her temperature.

2.      Passive form    :

Have + something + done (verb3) + by someone.

Example                      :

Mary had her temperature checked by the nurse.

            Whereas “Get” usually used to having something done by somebody whorm you persuade or deceive. For example, you persuade a friend to do your homeworks, or your sister tp clean your room. We use “get” when we say that the person reffered to in the subject of the sentence does something themselves, causes what happens, perhaps accidentally or is to blame for it.

Ø  There are two forms of doing causative with “get”, passive or active.

1.      Active form  :

Get + somebody + to do (verb1) + something

Example       :

She always gets her sister to clean her room

2.      Passive form            :

Get + something + done (verb3) + by someone)

Example       :

She always gets her room cleaned by her sister

NOTE : However both “have” and “get” possessed the difference. The differences between “have” and “get” something done are that have is slightly more formal than get, and get is more frequent in the imperative form.

Example

11.      Can you get someone to translate this letter

22.      They got their suits cleaned

33.      We’ll get the mechanic to repair out old car

44.      I must get this phone reformetted?

55.      Can you get your friend to help us?

66.      I had my hair cut yesterday

77.      They had the servant clean the garden.

88.      She had her eyes tested last mount

99.      He had his tooth extracted

110.  They are going to have them fixed

Excercise

11.      Your hair long. You need .......... (it/cut)

22.      If you can’t see properly, you should .......... (your eyes/test)

33.      Are thet going to paint the kitchen themselves, or .......... (it/paint)?

44.      We usually .......... (the bedrooms/redecorate) every two years.

55.      Sarah isn’t making her own wedding dress,she............(it/make) by a designer in italy

66.      ...................(you/ever/anything/steal) from your house?

77.      I’m going to do my food shopping online and i..............

88.      He didn’t fix his car himself, he...........(it/fix) at the garage

99.      I lost my key. I will have to.............(another key/make)

110.  When was the last time you..........(your hair/cut)

Judul : TOEFL PREPARATION GUIDE
Penulis : ROBBY LOU
Tahun : 2013
Penerbit : Mobile English EPlus