Have something done Last week, we practised a way of talking about fixing or improving things using 'need + verb-ing'. But if you don't plan to fix or improve something yourself, you might say have something done or get something done. In this week's programme, Raffaella from Italy gives William a few tips on his new house (right).

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Have something done

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We use 'have' with a noun and a past participle when we arrange for somebody to make some kind of improvement to something for us.

subject	have	noun	past participle
I	have	my hair	cut	every month
The hotel	has	the windows	cleaned	regularly

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