PassiveCausative

Does she cut her own hair?

She has her hair cut

Did he repair his own car?

He had his car repaired

Is he going to mow the lawn?

He is going to have the lawn mown

Has she tested her own eyes?

She has had her eyes tested

• TO REPAIR THE CAR• TO REPAIR A TV• TO FIX THE COMPUTER• TO HAVE A TOOTH FILLED• TO HAVE YOUR EYES TESTED• TO CUT YOUR HAIR• TO DELIVER A PIZZA• TO PAINT YOUR HOUSE• TO MOW THE LAWN• TO BUILD A NEW ROOM

WE PAY / CAUSE SOMEONE

TO DO THESE THINGS FOR US

The passive causative structure

Subject

Causative verb

Object

Action verb

(Past Participle

)

SHE HAS HER HAIR CUT.

HE HAD HIS CAR REPAIRED.

HEIS GOING TO

HAVETHE LAWN MOWN.

SHE HAS HAD HER EYES TESTED

YOU SHOULD HAVEYOUR HOUSE

PAINTED

I…my hair /cut….. last week.

I had my hair cut last week.

We …the house /paint …. next week.

We are going to have the house painted next week.

My father … the newspaper /deliver… every morning.

My father has the newspaper delivered every morning.

They ….a new room/build

(Present Perfect)

They have had a new room built.

They … their photograph /take… after the wedding

They are going to have their photograph taken after the wedding.

You … the windows/clean. They look dirty. (Recommendation)

You should have the windows cleaned. They look dirty.

I must ……. fix ….. this week.

I must have the computer fixed this week.

We … the milk/deliver… every day.

We have the milk delivered every day.

You … your eyes/ test… once a year.

(Recommendation)

You should have your eyes tested once a year.

I … the lawn/ mow ….last Sunday.

I had the lawn mown last Sunday.

At the hotel

You… breakfast/send (Possibility)

You can have breakfast sent to your room.

At the dry cleaner's,

You… clothes/clean. (Possibility)

You can have your clothes cleaned

This woman's at thehairdresser's.

She is having her hair cut.

I had my hair cut last week.We are going to have the house painted next week.My father has the newspaper delivered every morning.They have had a new room built.They are going to have their photograph taken after the wedding.You should have the windows cleaned. They look dirty.I must have the computer fixed this week.We have the milk delivered every day.You should have your eyes tested once a year.I had the lawn mown last Sunday.You can have breakfast sent to your room.You can have your clothes cleanedShe is having her hair cut.

1. My hair is too long. I’m ____________________ . (cut)2. My TV was broken. So I ____________________last

week. (fix)3. The air conditioned is broken. My husband

___________ later today. (repair)4. The children broke the window accidently. Their

parents _________________ tomorrow. (fix)5. A few days ago the ATM was robbed and the machine

destroyed. Therefore the bank _______________ immediately. (replace)

6. We are going to sell the house. And we __________(redecorate).

7. The house was filthy. So we ____________________(clean).

8. The package is too heavy. So I ___________________________(deliver).

9. Jane can’t read those letters. She must ____________her eyes________ (test).

1.My hair is too long. I’m having / going to have my hair cut.

2.My TV was broken. So I had it fixed last week. (fix)

3.The air conditioned is broken. My husband is having / going to have it repaired later today.

4.The children broke the window accidently. Their parents are going to have it fixed tomorrow.

5.A few days ago the ATM was robbed and the machine destroyed. Therefore the bank had it replaced immediately.

6.We are going to sell the house. And we are having it redecorated.

7.The house was filthy. So we had it cleaned.8.The package is too heavy. So I am going to

have it delivered.9.Jane can’t read those letters. She must have

her eyes tested.

a)I have my car serviced every six months.

b)I had my house redecorated four years ago.

c)I have my hair cut once a month.

d)I am going to have a burglar alarm installed

e)I had my blood pressure checked last month.

f) I’ve never had my nails done.