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Unit 15: Have something done
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- 2 Reported speech in 90 seconds!
- 3 If or whether?
- 4 5 ways to use 'would'
- 5 Let and allow
- 6 Passive voice
- 7 Unless
- 8 Mixed conditionals
- 9 The zero article - in 90 seconds
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- 11 The. That's right - the! Learn all about it in 90 seconds
- 12 The continuous passive
- 13 Future perfect
- 14 Need + verb-ing
- 15 Have something done
- 16 Wish
- 17 Word stress
- 18 Different ways of saying 'if'
- 19 Passive reporting structures
- 20 The subjunctive
- 21 When and if
- 22 Inversion
- 23 Phrasal verbs
- 24 The future
- 25 Modals in the past
- 26 Narrative tenses
- 27 Phrasal verb myths
- 28 Conditionals review
- 29 Used to - review
- 30 Linking words of contrast
Grammar Reference
Have something done
Meaning
The causative is used when someone else does something for you.
I've had my hair cut
He's had his car repaired
She's had her house decorated
They've had their windows replaced
Form
to have + object + past participle
I've had my hair cut
Take note
It can be used in any tense or verb form. The only part of the structure that changes is the verb to have, which should match the appropriate form.
Dad's had his car repaired.
He's going to have his washing machine fixed.
I'll have had my bag fixed before I need it next.
I was having my hair cut when my phone rang.
Question:
Have you had your hair cut?
Negative:
He isn't having his bedroom painted.