u4. havesomethingdone
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Have something done
a) I cut my hair
b) I have my hair cut
a) I cut my hair
b) I have my hair cut
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Have something done
Have / has + (noun) + participle
WE DON’T DO the action ourselves, we get/pay/entrust somebody else to do it for us.
Also used when SOMETHING unpleasant happened to us.
The most important thing is the action; the person who does the action (agent or doer) is unknown or unnecessary.
I don’t cut my hair
I have it cut
Someone repairs Angel’s shoes
Angel’s doesn’t repair his shoes
Ángel has his shoes repaired
We don’t clean the windows
Someone cleans our windows
We have the windows cleaned
The children didn’t cook the food
The cooks cooked the children’s food
The children had the food cooked
Messy didn’t cut the grass
Someone cut Messi’s grass
Messy had the grass cut
Felipe isn’t making the chairs
The carpenter is making some chairs for Felipe.
Felipe is having the chairs made
We aren’t installing the software
We are having the software installed
The groom hasn’t made his suit
A tailor has made the groom’s suit.
The groom has had his suit made
We haven’t washed the car
We have had the car washed
He won’t fix the computer
A technician will fix his computer
He’ll have his computer fixed
The businessman won’t repair his watch
A watchmaker will repair the businessman’s watch
The businessman will have his watch repaired
We aren’t going to take the photos
We are going to have the photos taken
She is not going to take the shopping home
Her shopping is going to be taken home
She is going to have the shopping taken home
We weren’t painting the house
A painter was painting the house for us.
We were having the house painted
She may not test her eyes herself
She may have her eyes tested
Careful, we use “have sth done” when unpleasant or bad things
happen to us
I had 50 euros stolen yesterday
He had his leg broken while playing basket
CAUSATIVE FORM: “HAVE SOMETHING
DONE”ACTIVE PASSIVE
Present Simple I cut my hair myself. I have my hair cut.
Present Continuous I am cutting my hair myself. I am having my hair cut.
Past Simple I cut my hair myself. (LAST MONTH) I had my hair cut.
Past Continuous I was cutting my hair myself. I was having my hair cut.
Present Perfect I have cut my hair myself. I have had my hair cut.
Past Perfect I had cut my hair myself. I had had my hair cut.
Future Simple I will cut my hair myself. I will have my hair cut.
Future be going to I am going to cut my hair myself. I am going to have my hair cut.
Modal I should cut my hair myself. I should have my hair cut.
Modal Perfect I should have cut my hair myself. I should have had my hair cut.
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