Causative Form (Having something done)
| We use have + object + past participle to say that we arrange for someone else to do something for us. Jim arranged for the plumber to fix the tap. Jim had the tap fixed. (He didn't do it himself - the plumber did it.) |
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| Present Simple Present Continuous Past Simple Past Continuous Future Simple Future Continuous Present Perfect Present Perfect Cont. Past Perfect Past Perfect Cont. Infinitive Gerund |
She cleans her house. She is cleaning her house. She cleaned her house. She was cleaning her house. She will clean her house. She will be cleaning her house. She has cleaned her house. She has been cleaning her house. She had cleaned her house. She had been cleaning her house. She must clean her house. She likes cleaning her house. |
She has her house cleaned. She is having her house cleaned. She had her house cleaned. She was having her house cleaned. She will have her house cleaned. She will be having her house cleaned. She has had her house cleaned. She has been having her house cleaned. She had had her house cleaned. She had been having her house cleaned. She must have her house cleaned. She likes having her house cleaned. |
| The verb to have used in the Causative forms its negations and questions with do / does (Present Simple) and did (Past Simple). Don't have this letter posted yet! Did you have your hair cut? | ||
| Get can be used instead of have in spoken English. Have + object + past participle can be used instead of passive forms to express an accident or misfortune. You should get your skirt washed. (= You should have your skirt washed.) She had her bag stolen. (Her bag was stolen.) |
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