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CAUSATIVES: HAVE AND GET

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 themselves.
Maybe they paid, or asked, or persuaded the other person to do it

We use the causative have when we want to mean that someone


does something for us, we do something, or something is done to us.

It is formed with have + noun + past participle

Examples
with have: Liz and Meg are having their hair dyed.
Mr. Singer always has his suits made at the
tailor's shop.
Jake had his groceries delivered two hours ago.
We had our house burgled last weekend.
Diane has had her printer cartridges refilled.
We'd just had our house fumigated.
ADJECTIVES WITH GET

We can also use 'subject + get + object + past participle'.


This has the same meaning as 'have', but is less formal. Examples:

I usually get my hair done at Luigi's.


Martin got his tonsils removed yesterday.
You must get this pipe fixed as soon as possible.
The students get their essays checked.
I'll get my hair cut next week.
He got his washing machine fixed

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