Have sth-done..

Have sth-done..

1. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZO FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACION, HUMANAS Y TECNOLOGIAS CARRERA DE IDIOMAS GRAMMAR VI Have/Get Something Done Dario Amancha Ronald Marroquín 2015-2016

2. "Have Something Done" P assive in meaning but not in form Get or have in place of the verb to be Situations where we want someone else to do something for us or where we are going to hire someone else to do something for us. T he result is more important than the person who performs the activity.

3. Compare Lisa repaired the roof. Lisa had the roof repaired. Did you make those curtains yourself? Did you have those courtains made?

4. Structure have + something (the object ) + past participle   I have my business taken care of. (Somebody is taking care of my business .) He has his dog walked. (Somebody walks his dog.)

5. The  living room in Terry's new house is a terrible salmon pink color. She wants to  have it painted before she moves in . Lizzy can't talk right now. She's having her hair cut by the barber at the moment . I need to go to the dentist today to have a tooth pulled . I hope it's very fast !

6. Get something done (informal) When are you going to get the roof repaired? I think you should get your hair cut really short.

7. If the verb refers to something unwanted , it has the same meaning as a passive sentence .   Jim had his car stolen last night . Jim's car was stolen . They had their roof blown off in the storm . Their roof was blown off in the storm .

8. EXERCISES Yesterday , (I / cut / my hair ) ………………………………………. Every Friday, ( Joe / wash / his car )………………………………. Tomorrow , ( she / repair / her shower )…………………………………. Each Saturday , ( we / deliver / a pizza)………………………………………..…. to our home. Last year , (Bob / clean / his house )…………………………………………... by a charwoman . As Phil had a broken arm , (he / type / his texts )……………………....................... by his secretary . I had my hair cut . Joe has his car washed she is going to have her shower repaired . we have a pizza delivered he had his texts typed Bob had his house cleaned

9. (I / pick up / the goods ) ……………………………………….. . tomorrow in the afternoon . ( we / redecorate / our walls ) ……………………………..……… . last summer . Whenever Clara is staying at this hotel, ( she / carry / her bags) ……………………….. ......... into her room . ( we / organise / our last party ) ……………………………………………. .. by professionals . We usually ……………………………………….… (the bedrooms / redecorate) every two years. will have the goods picked up had our walls redecorated has her bags carried We had our last party organised have the bedrooms redecorated

10. Sarah isn't making her own wedding dress, she …………………………………… ………. (it / make) by a designer in Italy. ………………………………………………. (you / ever/ anything / steal) from your house? He didn't fix his car himself, he …………………………………… . (it / fix) at the garage. Your hair is too long. You need ………………………. (it / cut). I'm going to do my food shopping online and I ………………………………………………….………… . (the food / deliver) to my house. is having it made Have you ever had anything stolen had it fixed to have it cut am going to have the food delivered