LET'S STUDY "THE CAUSATIVE "HAVE AND GET".

 

LET’S STUDY “THE CAUSATIVE “HAVE AND GET”.

STUDY THE PATTERNS.

READ THE EXAMPLES.

A.    Causative HAVE is followed by the simple form of a verb, not an infinitive. Causative HAVE means that someone asks another person/ people to do something. Here is the pattern.

Subject +have/has/had + object + Vbase

 

Examples:

1.       My English teacher has me do this test.

2.       Vita and Rosa have Ratih tell the film review.

Here are some other examples.

Subject	Have/has/had	Object (active)	Vbase
1.    Dr. Smith	Has	His nurse	take	the patient’s temperature.
2.   I	have	the mechanic	check	the brakes.
3.   The director	had	his secretary	tax	the information.

 

B.    Causative GET is followed by to infinitive. Causative GET means that someone persuades other people to do something. Here is the pattern.

Subject + get/gets/got + object active + to infinitive

 

Examples:

1.       I get my friend to help me do the homework.

2.       Hilda’s gets her mother to explain how to make a barbecue lamb.

Here are some other examples.

Subject	Get/gets/got	Object (active)	To infinitive
1.     Mrs. Candra	gets	her son	to move	the chair
2.    Parents	get	their children	to stay	at home
3.     My mother	got	me	to clean	the dining table

 

C.    Causative HAVE and GET is followed by the past participle to give a passive meaning.

Here are the patterns:

Subject + have/has/had + object passive + past participle

 

Examples:

1.       My father has the car fixed.

2.       My mother has the egg fried.

Here are some other examples:

Subject	Have/has/had	Object (passive)	Past participle
1.     I	Have	My hair	Cut.
2.     Sinta	Has	her books	bound.
3.     Mr. And Mrs. Candra	Had	their books	improved.

 

 

 

 

Subject + get/gets/got + object passive + past Participle

 

Examples:

1.       I get my bike repaired.

2.       Mrs. Candra got her goods brought to the car.

 

Here are some other examples:

Subject	Get/gets/got	Object (Passive)	Past Participle
1.     Your sister	Gets	her dress	altered.
2.     I	Get	My tank	Filled.
3.     Rio	Got	his shirt	washed.

 

Rewrite the following sentences using HAVE or GET

Example:

My father had me wash his car yesterday.

1.         My mother asked me to buy some eggs yesterday.

2.         The servant does not clean the floor for us everyday.

3.         Father asked Mr. Arman to paint the gate last week.

4.         I asked a cobbler to mend my shoes.

5.         Your hair is too long. You need to cut it.

6.         Tell Rosa to translate this manual into English.

7.         Tell Ronaldo to take another photograph.

8.         Hilman asked his tailor to shorten his trousers.

9.         I am going to tell my brother to clean his room.

10.     Mrs. Clark asked someone to repair the roof.

Key answer:

1.         My mother got me to buy some eggs.

2.         We don’t have the servant clean the floor.

3.         Father had the gate painted.

4.         I got a cobbler to mend my shoes.

5.         You’d better have your hair cut.

6.         Have Rosa translate it into English.

7.         Get Ronald to take another photograph.

8.         Hilman had the trousers shortened.

9.         I am going to get my brother to clean his room.

10.     Mrs. Clark had the roof repaired.