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Have
something done
Compare:
• Jill
repaired the roof. (=
she
repaired it herself)
• Jill
had the roof repaired. (=
she
arranged for somebody else to repair it) Study these sentences:
• Did
Ann make the dress herself or did she have it made?
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'Are
you going to repair the car yourself?' 'No, I'm going to have it
repaired.'
Be
careful with word
order.
The
past
participle (repaired/cut
etc.) is after the object
(the
roof /
your
hair etc.):
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object
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past
participle
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Jill
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had
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the roof
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repaired
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yesterday.
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Where
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did you have
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your hair
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cut?
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Your hair looks
nice.
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Have you had
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it
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cut?
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Julia
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has just had
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central heating
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installed
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in her house.
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are having
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the house
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painted
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at the moment.
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How often
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do you have
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your car
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serviced?
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I think you
should
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have
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that coat
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cleaned
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soon.
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I don't like
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having
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my photograph
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taken.
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You can also say
'get something done' instead of 'have something done' (mainly in
informal spoken English):
• When
are you going to get the roof repaired? (=
have
the roof repaired)
I
think you should get your hair cut.
Exercises:
1.Use
the words in brackets to complete the sentences. Use the structure
'have something done'.
We
are
having the house painted
(the
house /
paint)
at the moment.
29. I
lost my key. I'll have to (another key /
make).
30. When
was the last time you (your hair /
cut)?
31. You
look different (you /
your
hair /
cut)?
32.
(you
/
a
newspaper /
deliver)
to your house or do you go to the
shop to buy one?
33 A:
What
are those workmen doing in your garden?
B:
Oh,
we (a swimming pool /
build).
34 A:
Can
I see the photographs you took when you were on holiday?
B:
I'm
afraid I (not /
the
film /
develop)
yet.
35.This
coat is dirty. I must (it /
clean).
36.If you want to
wear earrings, why don't you (your ears
/
pierce)?
2.Now
you have to use 'have something done' with its second meaning
.
1 George's
nose was broken in a fight.
What
happened to George? ...He
had his nose broken in a fight.
2 Sarah's
bag was stolen on a train.
What happened to
Sarah? She
3 Fred's
hat was blown off in the wind.
What happened to
Fred?
4 Diane's
passport was taken away from her by the police.
What happened to
Diane?
Answers:
Exercise 1
29. I
lost my key. I'll have to have
another key made (another
key /
make).
30. When
was the last time you had
your hair cut (your
hair /
cut)?
31.You
look different .Have
you had your hair cut (you
/
your
hair /
cut)?
32.
Do
you have your newspaper delivered (you
/
a
newspaper /
deliver)
to your house or do you go to the
shop to buy one?
33 A:
What
are those workmen doing in your garden?
B:
Oh,
we
are having a swimming pool built (a
swimming pool /
build).
34 A:
Can
I see the photographs you took when you were on holiday?
B:
I'm
afraid I
haven't had my film developed (not
/
the
film /
develop)
yet.
35.This
coat is dirty. I must have
it cleaned (it
/
clean).
36.If you want to
wear earrings, why don't you have your ears pierced(your ears /
pierce)?
Exercise
2. Now
you have to use 'have something done' with its second meaning
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1 George's
nose was broken in a fight.
What
happened to George? ...He
had his nose broken in a fight.
2 Sarah's
bag was stolen on a train.
What happened to
Sarah? She had her bag stolen on a train.
3 Fred's
hat was blown off in the wind.
What happened to
Fred? He had his hat blown off in the wind.
4 Diane's
passport was taken away from her by the police.
What happened to
Diane? She had her passport taken away from her by the police.
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