CAUSATIVE VERBS: HAVE or GET something DONE 'X' NEEDS DOING

1. EXAMPLES: Esta construccin tambin tiene un significado pasivo :

He had/got his car repaired last Monday.
(Le arreglaron su coche el lunes pasado) The ceiling needs painting (= the ceiling needs to be painted)
Im having my flat painted. My hair needs cutting (= my hair needs to be cut)
(Me estn pintando el piso)
When are you going to have/get your hair cut?
SUBJECT + NEED + GERUND
(Cando te vas a cortar el pelo? = te lo cortarn)
You should have/get your television fixed.
(Deberas arreglar el televisor. = hacer que te lo arreglen) PRACTICE:

2. STRUCTURE: 1. Choose the correct verb form

1 - I'm going ............ at the new hairdresser's
SUBJECT + HAVE/GET + OBJECT + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENTS to get my hair cut
to cut my hair
3. USES:
a. Esta construccin tiene un significado pasivo. Describe situaciones en las 2 - She needs to ........
que alguien hace algn tipo de trabajo por nosotros. have her car repairs

b. Tambin sirve para describir desgracias o contratiempos que nos ocurren, have her car repaired
causadas por una persona no especificada o desconocida. 3 - He ......... while he was away on holiday

Peter had his car stolen last week. had his flat burgled
(A Pedro le robaron su coche la semana pasada) burgled his flat
Harry got his nose broken in a fight.
(A Harry le rompieron la nariz en una pelea) 4 - I .......... my phone repaired after I dropped it
had
c. HAVE y GET significan lo mismo en este contexto, pero GET es ms informal.
had to

Si mencionamos al agente de la accin con el verbo HAVE, usaremos el 5 - She didn't have time to get to the shops and .......
INFINITIVO en lugar del PARTICIPIO PASADO. get her film developed
I will have the mechanic repair my scooter.
Sue had the breakdown lorry tow her car. develop her film
6 - He ....... his bags loaded onto the train by a porter
had
Si mencionamos al agente de la accin con el verbo GET, usaremos
TO-INFINITIVE. get
I will get the mechanic to repair my scooter.
2. Rewrite the following sentences using the words in brackets: 4. Write sentences in the Causative Form as in the example:
Mike is going to ask the carpenter to put the doors up
Mike is going to have the doors put up.

3. Read the situations. Then write sentences in the Causative Form: