causative verbs have get
Hi, in today's lesson we are going to learn about the causative verbs "have" and "get".
We will be looking at how they are formed and how they are used.
There will be plenty of example sentences
and some exercises at the end of the video
so keep watching until the end to see how much you have learned.
So, let's get started.
Meet Jane, she wanted to change the colour of the walls in her bedroom.
She called a painter and he came and painted the walls.
Jane had the walls painted yesterday.
This means that Jane arranged for somebody else to paint the walls.
She didn't paint them herself.
The passive is used as the emphasis is on the fact that the walls are being painted
rather than who is doing it.
We use have/get something done to say that we arrange for somebody else to do something for us.
Compare these two sentences:
Jane painted the walls. She painted the walls herself.
and
Jane had the walls painted. Here she arranged for somebody else to paint them.
Let's look at the form.
It's "have or get" + object + past participle
So, you conjugate the verb have or get.
So, Jane had the walls painted.
I don't like having my photograph taken.
Here, you are not taking the photograph.
You are paying someone else to do it for you as a service.
I think you should get your suit cleaned.
Again, you are not cleaning the suit.
Someone is doing it for you.
The have and get can be conjugated to represent all tenses.
So, I've just had my hair cut. Is the present perfect.
I will get my phone repaired. The future simple.
You can also use it in negatives.
So, he isn't having his book published.
and questions too.
So, let's look at the form.
The question word is followed by the auxiliary + subject + have/get + object + past participle.
So, where should I have my hair cut?
Did you get your suit cleaned?
So, what's the difference between have and get?
We can say get in the place of have to say "get something done"
but it is mainly used in informal spoken English.
For example:
I think you should get your eyes tested.
Have something done can be used for a negative experience.
Here, we can't use get.
It usually is when something happens to somebody or their belongings,
or when someone is affected by an action which they did not cause
and is often unpleasant and unwanted.
So, Gary had his bag stolen.
Hundreds of people had their homes destroyed by the tornado.
Hundreds of people were affected by the hurricane, which they did not cause.
So, now it's your turn.
Fill in the gaps with verbs using the causative of "have" and "get."
1. I didn't cut my hair myself. I blank.
Got my hair cut or had my hair cut.
You paid someoene to do it for you.
2. They didn't paint the house themselves. They blank.
Got or had their house painted.
3. As you've lost your key, will you blank?(another key/make)
Get or have another key made.
4. This coat isn't dirty. I don't have to blank. ( it/ clean)
Get or have it cleaned.
5. Fiona blank at the airport. (her bag / search)
had her bag searched
This is a bad experience that happens to you so we use have and not get.
Congratulations, you now know how to use the causative of "have" and "get" in English.
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causative verbs have get