Causative form

Usamos have + object + past participle para decir que alguien ha hecho algo por
nosotros. El past participle tiene un significado pasivo (passive meaning).

Jackie had her jacket cleaned at the dry cleaner's.

(She didn't clean it herself).

Preguntas y negaciones del verbo have son formados con do/does (present simple)
o did (past simple).

Did you have the photographs developed yesterday?

También usamos have something done para hablar sobre una experiencia
desagradable que alguien tuvo.

Last night Neil had his mobile phone stolen.

(his mobile phone was stolen).

Podemos usar el verbo get en lugar de have en una conversación informal.

I'm going to get a new lock fitted on the front door.

(She didn't clean it herself).

Nota: El orden de las palabras es muy importante. Tony had his car repairedy Tony
had repaired his car tienen significados diferentes. En la primera Tony quedó con alguien
para que éste reparase el coche mientras que en la segunda el mismo Tony reparó el
coche.

Regular active form Causative form

Present Simple She washes the windows. She has the windows
washed.

Present Continuous She is washing the windows. She is having the

windows washed.

Present Perfect
- Simple She has washed the windows. She has had the
windows washed.

- Continuous She has been washing the She has been

windows. having the win-
dows washed.

Past Simple She washed the windows. She had the win-
dows washed.

Past Continuous She was washed the windows. She was having the
windows washed.
Past Perfect
- Simple She had washed the windows. She had had the
windows washed.

- Continuous She had been washing the She had been

windows. having the win-
dows washed.

Future Simple She will wash the windows. She will have the
windows washed.

Future Contiuous She will be washing the She will be having

windows. the windows
washed.

Infinitive She should wash the windows. She should have

the windows
washed.

-ing form It's worth washing the windows. It's worth having
the windows
washed.