Have something done exercises. English exercises

You should not limit yourself to Passive Voice alone to form the passive voice. It may well help you out. A sentence with such a phrase will sound more interesting and take on the shade you need. The ease of constructing a phrase and the ability to use it with all tenses (and even with modal verbs) is another tangible advantage of mastering this topic.

Why do we need the have something done construct?

There are only two rules when it comes in handy construction have something done. Most often, this grammatical phenomenon can be found if a person uses some kind of service. This also includes medical care. For example, you went to your favorite hairdresser and got your hair in order. Or they removed a boring tooth. In English, both situations will be expressed using have something done. Literally it sounds like this: “I have something done.” The English here focus the interlocutor’s attention on the fact that someone, not the speaker, has worked to solve the problem.

Example:

I had my hair cut three days ago. – I cut my hair 3 days ago.

Usually in Russian the active voice is used. Agree, it would be somehow inhumane for us to say “I had my hair cut.” But for English speakers this is normal and you can get used to this type of sentence over time.

The second case of using the have something done construction is associated with unpleasant events. So, if someone was robbed, then this particular design will be needed.

Example:

Have you had all your money stolen? - Was all your money stolen?

As you may have guessed, the construction is very simple to use, just like the verb have itself. It is important not to forget about the main verb - it must be in the 3rd form (see the table of irregular verbs). Auxiliary words appear in negatives and questions. Their choice depends on the time in which the sentence itself sounds.

The construction have something done in different tenses

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HAVE SMTH. DONE.

I. Answer the questions.

Eg. “Did Ann make her dress herself?” “No, she had it made.”

1. “Did you cut your hair yourself?” “No, I...” 2. “Did they paint their house themselves?” 3. “Did Jim cut down that tree himself?” 4. “Did sue repairing the car yourself?” 5. “Did you tune the piano yourself?”

II.Complete the sentences using the words in brackets.

Eg. We (the house/paint) at the moment.

We are having the house at the moment.

1. (you/ your hair /cut) last week? 2. Your hair is too long. I think your should (it/cut). 3. How often you (your /car/ service). 4. The engine in Tom’s car couldn’t be repaired, so he had to (a new engine/ fit)

5. A: What are those workmen doing in your garden? B: Oh, I (a swimming pool/ build) 6. Is it true that many years ago he (his portrait/paint) by a famous artist? 7. (you/your newspaper/ deliver) or do you go to the shop to buy it? 8. Are you going to (these shoes repair)? 9. I must (my glasses/ mend). 10. Where do you (your hair/do)? 11. Peter (his flat /burgle) while he was out at work. 12. The Woods (the roof of their house/ damage) in a storm. 13. Lynne (the radio/ steal) from her car.

14. My brother (his/nose/break) in a football match. 15. Fred (his hat/blow off) in the wind.

III. Rewrite the sentences.

1. Someone delivers the newspapers. (We). 2 Someone cleaned the carpet (I). 3. Their house needs (They’re going to) 4. We ask someone to check the accounts every month. (We). 5. Someone sends some money to my account in London. 6 My stereo isn't working properly. (I'm going to).7. My camera isn’t repairing now. (I). 8. I think it’s time to service the car. (It's time to). 9. I don’t like the office curtains. It's time to change them. (I think I’ll) 10. It’s something wrong with my typewriter. It needs repairing. (I think I'll)

11. We couldn’t go to Jack’s flat. It's being painted. (Jack) 12. The computer’s no good, we’re changing it. (We). 13. I send the films to England: they are processed there. (I).

IV. Change the sentences.

1. There’s a photographer over there. Why don’t we ask her to take our picture? 2. I think there’s a leak in the roof. We should arrange for someone to repair it. 3. Do you know what time is it? I’m afraid someone hasn’t repaired my watch yet. 4. Someone is going to redecorate our room for us next month. 5. If I were you I’d ask someone to cut that tree down. 6. I’m having some a bit of troubles with my eyes so someone is going to test them next week. 7. I love someone messaging my shoulders. 8. The dentist hasn’t checked my teeth yet. 9The baby was crying when I arrived because someone was washing her hair. 10. I didn’t recognize her at first because someone had cut her hair. 11. He looks much younger. I think someone has dyed his hair. 12. I don’t know if I’ve passed my test because the tutor haven/t marked my work yet.

V. Translate.

1. How often do you get your hair cut? 2. I urgently need to have my watch repaired. 3. Our house was renovated before we left for the south. 4. I want these documents to be printed as soon as possible. 5. I just had a tooth pulled out. 6. When did you wallpaper the room? (paper) 7. I didn’t fix my watch yesterday. 8. Have you already whitewashed the ceiling? (waterwash). 9. Where did you get your dress made? 10. When will you tune the piano? (tune) 11. When was your garage built? 12. His wallet was stolen yesterday. 13. I want my suit to be ironed. 14. You need to get your hair cut.

Causative form in English language represented by the following designs

• have something done (literally – to have something done for oneself)
• have someone do something (make someone do something for you)

HAVE SMTH DONE

We use the expression have + object + past participle (have something done) to describe a service that was provided to us, or some unpleasant event that happened to us in cases where the action is not performed by us, but it is directed at us or at our property.

For example:

I had my car stolen - My car was stolen.

We had the roof repaired last year. “We had our roof fixed last year.”

Not has had his application turned down - His application was rejected.

My girlfriend has her letter published in the Times - My girlfriend’s letter was published in the Times.

The subject of such a sentence will be the person at whom the action is directed, or the person at whose property the action is directed. This construction is used quite often in English.

Please note that in oral speech the expression is often used with get instead of have without change in meaning.

We have our fence pulled down = We get our fence pulled down.

How to use the expression have something done?

The Causative form have something done can be used in any tense. In this case, only the verb to have changes. Let's look at the example of the sentence We have the office cleaned (Our office was cleaned)

Of course, all Perfect Continuous forms and the Future Perfect form are practically not used in oral speech, as they are too overloaded.

HAVE SMB DO SMTH

The second possible form of Causative is have someone do something. This expression is more typical. It means that you forced/asked someone to do something for you.

For example:

I will have the waiter bring you the menu. – I’ll ask the waiter to bring you a menu.

I had my assistant type the report. — I asked the assistant to print the report.

In Britain we often say get instead of have, as in the expression have / get something done. However, when using get, the expression will be like get someone to do something (the to particle appears).

I will get the waiter to bring you the menu.

I got my assistant to type the report.

Thus, causative in English is represented by the following constructions:

• Have someone do something

• Get someone to do something.

Exercises on Causative form with answers.

Let's practice a little.

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences using the correct form of “to have something done”

1. The Smiths ___________ the roof _______________ last year. (repair)
2. Molly ______________ the room ____________________ next month. (decorate)
3. You should ___________ your eyes ___________ regularly. (test)
4. We ___________ the television _________________ only last year! (repair)
5. ________ you ____________ your car ______________ regularly? (service)
6. How often ___________ you _____________ your windows _____________? (clean)
7. We _________________ the office _________________ every evening. (clean)
8. Our neighbors __________________ a new garage ______________ at the moment (build)

Exercise 2. Write down the sentences using the correct causative form. Use a modal verb where appropriate.

1. Bob must/really/the heating/fix. Winter is coming soon.
2. She / her hair / dye blonde yesterday.
3. They / the rooms / paint at the moment.
4. After Alex / the sleeves / shorten, the blazer fits him perfectly.
5. Instead of buying a new car, why / you / not / your old one / fix / ?
6. What are those workmen doing in your garden? – Oh, we / a garage / build
7. They / not / their TV / fix / yet
8. Her coffee maker was broken. Now it's working again. She/it/repair

Exercise 3. Rewrite the sentences using HAVE SOMETHING DONE

1. Someone cut Kate's hair at 13.30 pm.

Kate……………………………………………………

1. The mechanic is changing Peter’s car battery.

Peter ……………………………………………...

My mother………………………………………...

1. Someone checks Henry’s guitar after every show.

Henry……………………………………………………

I………………………………………………………………………………………

Exercise 3. Rewrite the sentences using HAVE SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING

1. The mechanic changes Peter’s car battery yearly.

Peter ……………………………………………...

1. The hairdresser dyed my mother’s hair last Saturday.

My mother………………………………………...

1. The assistant checks Henry’s guitar after every show.

Henry……………………………………………………

1. The dentist checks my teeth once a year.

I………………………………………………………………………………………

Answers:

1. The Smiths had the roof repaired last year.
2. Molly is going to have/is having the room decorated next month.
3. You should have your eyes tested regularly.
4. We had the television repaired only last year!
5. Do you have your car serviced regularly?
6. How often do you have your windows cleaned?
7. We have the office cleaned every evening.
8. Our neighbors are having a new garage built at the moment.

1. Bob really must have the heating fixed.
2. She had her hair dyed blonde yesterday
3. They are having the rooms painted at the moment
4. After Alex had the sleeves shortened, the blazer fit him perfectly.
5. Instead of buying a new car, why don’t you have your old one fixed?
6. We are having a garage built.
7. They have not had their TV fixed yet.

1. Kate had her hair cut at 13.30 pm.
2. Peter is having his car battery changed.
3. My mother had her hair dyed last Saturday.
4. Henry has his guitar checked after every show.
5. I have my teeth checked once a year.

1. Peter has the mechanic change his car battery yearly.
2. My mother had the hairdresser dye her hair last Saturday.
3. Henry has his assistant check his guitar after every show.
4. I have the dentist check my teeth once a year.

I hope the rules and exercises helped you understand the topic of causative forms.

Some people are multifaceted. They can do anything.
But we all need help. Can you fix your car? Can you fix your washing machine? If you don’t or don’t want to, then someone else does it for you. And in this article we will talk about the have something done construction.

Dialogue with the causative form

Before you start studying hard, read the fun little dialogue and pay attention to the highlighted words. Look at how the causative phrase is used in English and try to translate it intuitively.

• A: I hardly recognized you. You have had your hair dyed blonde, Amy.
• B: You should have your eyes tested. My name's Sue not Amy.
• A: Oh! You have had your name changed too.

So how? Did you succeed? Don't be upset if not. Let's translate together:

• A: I barely recognized you. You dyed your hair blonde, Amy.
• B: You need to have your eyes checked. My name is Sue, not Amy.
• A: Wow, you also changed your name. =)

Did you get the joke? Funny, isn't it? All sentences that are highlighted in bold are our today’s “have something done” rule. All these actions were done by other people, and not by the object itself. Let's take a better look at this design.

Use have something done

• 1. Have something done rule is used when someone does something for us. Usually things that are difficult for us to do ourselves or that we simply don’t want to do.
  Let's look at the examples and analyze them like no one else has.

Turnover Have something done examples:

We can say this:

— I ironed my T-shirt – I ironed the T-shirt (This means that I ironed it with my own hands).

If we pay someone to iron a shirt, we can, of course, say this:

—My sister ironed my T-shirt - My sister ironed my T-shirt (Well, of course, we paid her).

But another way is the causative form:

— I had my T-shirt ironed– My shirt was ironed (not by me, but by someone else).
— I had my house painted last week – My house was painted last week (special hired people who painted the house, not me myself).

In some ways, using the causative construction is similar to using the passive voice. The important thing is that the shirt is now ironed. We don't focus on who stroked her.

Compare offers:

— I check my daughter’s homework every night.
— I have my daughter’s homework checked every night.

Can you see the difference? Certainly.

In the first sentence I check it myself, without any help homework daughters.
In the second sentence, someone else is doing it, not me.

• 2. Causative voice in English Have + object + past participle can be used instead of the passive voice to express accident or misfortune. (When something unpleasant happened to someone):

—Richard had his bicycle stolen. (= His bicycle was stolen.) — Richard's bicycle was stolen.
— She had her leg broken- She broke her leg.

• 3. Using the rule Get something done (Get + object + past participle).
  Get can be used instead have in colloquial speech.

— You should get your watch repaired. (= You should have your watch repaired.) - You need to fix your watch.
- No got his tooth taken out yesterday - Yesterday his tooth was pulled out.

• 4. The causative form in English is used to express when someone forces someone to do something. And in this case the following causative formula is used: Subject + make / have + object + bare infinitive.

Let's look at examples:

— She made me clean the house – She insisted that I clean the house.
— She had me clean the house – She asked me to clean the house.

• 5. The following causative formula is: Get + object + to-infinitive used to persuade someone to do something.

— Tracy got her friend to help her move the sofa – Tracy persuaded her friend to help her move the sofa.

Formula for the formation of sentences with the construction have something done in English

The quasative form in English is formed using the formula:
Have + object + past participle.

We will separately analyze sentences in affirmative, negative and interrogative forms:

Statement: Subject + have/has + object + ed or V3

Example: I have my bed made every morning - My bed is made every morning.

Negation: Subject + auxiliary verb (Do/does) + not + have + object + ed or V3

Example: I don’t have my bed made every morning - My bed is not made every morning.

Question: auxiliary verb (Do/does) + subject + have + object + ed or V3

Example: Do I have my bed made every morning? – Do they make my bed every morning?

Causative form table in English

The To have something done rule can be used in any tense form or verb. The only part of the structure that changes is the verb, which must conform to the appropriate form.
Compare offers in active voice and in The Causative Form:

You can download a reminder for yourself so you don’t forget how the causative is formed in English.

Dan from BBC explains how to correctly use causative form rules in English in just 90 seconds. Listen to how simple and easy everything is, and at the same time practice your listening skills.

Read another mini joke:

— Rob: I’m having my leg operated on tomorrow. I'm afraid I might have it cut off.
— Daisy: Oh, great. Can I borrow your car then? You won't be needing it.

Translate the dialogue and leave your translation with us in the comments! =) We will be glad to receive any translation.

Causative verbs in English

Since we have touched on the rules of the causative form in English, we will also touch on causative verbs. Causative Verbs in English, as the name suggests, are verbs that express the idea that someone causes someone to do something.

There are three such verbs in English:

However, there are other verbs that are also used as causative verbs, such as: cause, allow, help, enable, force, require, persuade, etc.

Above we already talked about the rule have / get something done and the verb make. Now we will take the verb Let.

• Let's means to allow someone to do something.
  Formula: let + object + base form of verb.

Examples:

— Will you let me use your hairdryer? -Will you let me use your hairdryer?
- Let us play outside - Let us play outside.

• Cause- to cause, to be the cause.
  Education Formula: cause + object + to + base form of verb.

Examples:

- Our divorce caused us to sell our properties - Our divorce forced us to sell our property.

• Allow- allow allow.
  Formula: allow + to + base form of verb.

Examples:

- They are not allowed to use calculators in the exam - They are not allowed to use calculators in the exam.

• Help- to help.
  After the verb Help we can use to + base form of verb or base form of verb(base form of the verb). These two forms are absolutely correct and there is no difference in meaning. But more often it is used without the particle to.

Examples:

- I will help you wash the dishes OR I will help you to wash the dishes - I will help you wash the dishes.

• Enable- to give an opportunity, to make possible.
  Formula of this verb: enable + object + to + base form of verb.

Examples:

- This money has enabled me to buy a new computer - This money gave me the opportunity to buy a new computer.

• Force- force, compel.
  Formula: force + object + to + base form of verb.

Examples:

- I forced Dave to marry me - I forced Dave to marry me.

• Persuade- persuade, persuade.
  Formula: persuade + object + to + base form of verb.

Examples:

- He persuaded his mum to bake him a cake - He persuaded his mother to bake him a pie.
- My husband is planning to persuade me to go see a doctor - My husband plans to convince me to go to the doctor.

• Require- demand.
  Formula: require + object + to + base form of verb.

Examples:

— Pupils are required to wear their school uniform school uniform.

The causative construction in English is complex at first glance, but the more often you use the rule in colloquial speech, the faster you remember the phrase have something done.

Advice:
After reading today's rule and doing the exercise, rest. Later, after a couple of hours or before going to bed, take 10 minutes to read the causative form and try to say some dialogue that you come up with yourself. And you need to repeat this for some time until you feel that you no longer need to repeat it. You will notice the result yourself.

Have something done exercises

Exercise 1.
Your boyfriend/girlfriend does everything himself. And you pay others to do something for you. Write sentences using the construction have something done, and many other interesting tasks await you.
P.S. Do not put dots on the test, otherwise the score will not be counted.

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We often encounter situations where either we ourselves or our things become the object of action. For example, they do our hair, paint our nails, or fix something. You can talk about all these situations in English using one simple expression - have something done.

Using the have something done construction

Let's start by looking at two main cases in which this design is used:

We are talking about a service that was provided to you at your request or for money.

Imagine that you had surgery in a clinic. It was successful, you were satisfied and now you tell your friend about it:

I had my surgery done in a very good clinic. – I had the operation in a very good clinic.

Had my surgery done indicates that you did not operate on yourself, but a doctor did it.

She had her window repaired after the storm. — She fixed the window after the thunderstorm.

Had her window repaired indicates that she hired someone to do it for her.
Something bad happened to you.

She had her store robbed last night. “Her store was robbed last night.”

We had all our money stolen. - All our money was stolen.

In spoken English, instead of have possible use of the verb get.

When will you get your hair done? - When will you get your hair done?

I have to pay to get this program installed. – I have to pay to have this program installed.

Scheme for forming sentences with the construction have something done

Statement

Subject + have/has ed or V3.

Alice has all her clothes made at the dressmaking shop. – Alice sews all her clothes in the studio.

Frank has his room cleaned twice a week. – Frank’s room is cleaned twice a week.

Subject + auxiliary verb with particle not + have+ object or person on whom the action is performed + verb ending - ed or V3.

Alice doesn't have all her clothes made at the dressmaking shop. – Alice doesn’t make all her clothes in a tailor shop.

Frank doesn’t have his room cleaned twice a week. Frank’s room is not cleaned twice a week.

Auxiliary verb + subject + have+ object or person on whom the action is performed + verb ending - ed or V3.

Does Alice have all her clothes made at the dressmaking shop? – Does Alice make all her clothes in the studio?

Does Frank have his room cleaned twice a week? – Is Frank’s room cleaned twice a week?

Examples of using the construction have something done

Expression have something done can be used at any time, as well as with turnover going to, modal verbs, etc. In all cases, only the verb changes to have. The second part of the turnover remains unchanged.

The Causative: have something done.

In Russian, it’s so common to hear phrases like: I’ll go get my hair cut, or I’ve had my teeth treated, I’ve had my eyesight checked, and so on. And, of course, we understand that the speaker does not perform these actions independently, but attracts specialists: a hairdresser, a dentist, a doctor. It wouldn’t even occur to us that someone could cut their own hair or treat their own teeth, although the grammatical sentences imply exactly this, since they are formulated in the active voice.

In English everything is different. If you want to tell someone that you cut your hair, use the passive voice, not the active voice. For actions that are not performed by you, but by someone hired by you, the have something done construction is used. In English grammar this construction is called “The Causative”.

For example, you want to say that you cut your hair (get a haircut) every month. If you cut your own hair, you can state:

If you go to the hairdresser, the have something done construction is used. In English it will sound like this:

If you translate the construction “word for word”, you get: “I have my hair cut every month.” That is, I don’t cut them myself, but “have them cut”, someone else does it.

Now that you more or less understand the essence of the design, let's look at some more examples:

The two examples above are given in the Present Simple tense: these are habitual, repeated actions. Remember that the verb have changes to has for the third person.

The Causative is usually used with verbs such as build, clean, decorate, deliver, mend, copy, print, repair, service, test, cut, check and others that imply that the action is performed by someone other than the speaker himself.

The Causative (have something done) consists of three parts. All parts of this design are changeable. Instead of done, you substitute any verb in the third form, something is an object, an object on which the action is performed. And have serves to change time.
Some textbooks give the following formula: have + object + Past Participle.

Let's look at the table of times in which it can be used this design, and compare sentences in the active voice and in The Causative:

Have something done

Design to have something done

Design to have something done it's worth have changes its shape.

Statement

to have semantic verb

after object Perfect.

do, have, be not.

do, have, be

Special question for have something done phrases have something done.

Design to have something done

Accident

Design to have something done

To get something done

In colloquial speech, instead of to have something done to get something done.

Have something done

Design to have something done used to express actions that the speaker does not do on his own, but someone else does for him.

This design is an offshoot of Passive Voice, but the distinctive feature is precisely that the action is performed for us and for us by someone else (for a fee and most often a professional in this field). Also, this construction may indicate an undesirable action that happened to a person (robbery, breakdown, etc.).

Design to have something done can be used in all tense forms, as well as with modal verbs, constructions to be going to, it's worth. In this case only the verb have changes its shape.

• He will be having his car checked at 10 a.m. tomorrow. – He will have his car checked tomorrow at 10 am.
• You should have your wisdom tooth removed. – You should have your wisdom teeth removed.
• I’m going to have my back examined. - I'll have my back examined.
• It is worth having your hair colored. - It's worth getting your hair dyed.
• Mr. Jenkins had his shop robbed last night. - Mr. Jenkins' store was robbed last night.

Statement

In order to form a statement, you need a subject (who? what?), followed by a verb to have in the required temporary form, then the object on which the action is performed, and semantic verb in the third form (Past Participle).

The semantic verb in the third form must be after object(additions), otherwise the construction will have the value of group times Perfect.

• I had my shoes repaired. - My shoes were repaired.
• Jane wants to have her hair colored. Jane wants her hair dyed.
• We have been having our flat repaired for 3 months. – It takes 3 months for our apartment to be renovated.

To form a negative sentence, auxiliary verbs are used ( do, have, be), different for each time, after which a negative particle is placed not.

• I didn't have my shoes repaired. “They didn’t fix my shoes.”
• Jane will not have her hair colored. Jane won't have her hair dyed.
• We haven’t had our flat repaired yet. – Our apartment hasn’t been renovated yet.

To form a general question, auxiliary verbs ( do, have, be), specific for each tense, is placed at the beginning of the sentence before the subject.

• Did you have your shoes repaired? - Did they fix your shoes?
• Will Jane have her hair colored? Will Jane dye her hair?
• Have they already had their flat repaired ? – Has their apartment been renovated yet?

Special question for have something done formed using a question word or phrases, which is placed at the very beginning of the sentence. The further word order is the same as in general issue For have something done.

• When did you have your shoes repaired ? - When did you get your boots repaired?
• Why will Jane have her hair colored? Why is Jane dying her hair?
• How long have you been having your flat repaired ? – How long have you been renovating your apartment?

Using to have something done

Design to have something done used to express a planned action or service that was done at the request of a person (often by a specialist and for a fee).

• I have my dog ​​walked every day. – They walk my dog ​​every day.
• Jack had his disease cured in this clinic. – Jack was treated for his illness in this clinic.

Accident

Design to have something done used to express an unexpected bad action that happened to someone.

• Matt had all his money stolen. “Matt had all his money stolen.”
• I had my arm broken in a fight. - My arm was broken in a fight.

To get something done

In colloquial speech, instead of to have something done design can be used to get something done.

• You have to get your hair cut, mate. “Dude, you need to cut your hair.”
• Yay, I will get my nails done today. - Hurray, I'll get a manicure today.

Have something done

Design to have something done used to express actions that the speaker does not do on his own, but someone else does for him.

This design is an offshoot of Passive Voice, but the distinctive feature is precisely that the action is performed for us and for us by someone else (for a fee and most often a professional in this field). Also, this construction may indicate an undesirable action that happened to a person (robbery, breakdown, etc.).

Design to have something done can be used in all tense forms, as well as with modal verbs, constructions to be going to, it's worth. In this case only the verb have changes its shape.

• He will be having his car checked at 10 a.m. tomorrow. – He will have his car checked tomorrow at 10 am.
• You should have your wisdom tooth removed. – You should have your wisdom teeth removed.
• I’m going to have my back examined. - I'll have my back examined.
• It is worth having your hair colored. - It's worth getting your hair dyed.
• Mr. Jenkins had his shop robbed last night. - Mr. Jenkins' store was robbed last night.

Statement

In order to form a statement, you need a subject (who? what?), followed by a verb to have in the required temporary form, then the object on which the action is performed, and semantic verb in the third form (Past Participle).

The semantic verb in the third form must be after object(additions), otherwise the construction will have the value of group times Perfect.

• I had my shoes repaired. - My shoes were repaired.
• Jane wants to have her hair colored. Jane wants her hair dyed.
• We have been having our flat repaired for 3 months. – It takes 3 months for our apartment to be renovated.

To form a negative sentence, auxiliary verbs are used ( do, have, be), different for each time, after which a negative particle is placed not.

• I didn't have my shoes repaired. “They didn’t fix my shoes.”
• Jane will not have her hair colored. Jane won't have her hair dyed.
• We haven’t had our flat repaired yet. – Our apartment hasn’t been renovated yet.

To form a general question, auxiliary verbs ( do, have, be), specific for each tense, is placed at the beginning of the sentence before the subject.

• Did you have your shoes repaired? - Did they fix your shoes?
• Will Jane have her hair colored? Will Jane dye her hair?
• Have they already had their flat repaired ? – Has their apartment been renovated yet?

Special question for have something done formed using a question word or phrases, which is placed at the very beginning of the sentence. The further word order is the same as in the general question for have something done.

• When did you have your shoes repaired ? - When did you get your boots repaired?
• Why will Jane have her hair colored? Why is Jane dying her hair?
• How long have you been having your flat repaired ? – How long have you been renovating your apartment?

Using to have something done

Design to have something done used to express a planned action or service that was done at the request of a person (often by a specialist and for a fee).

• I have my dog ​​walked every day. – They walk my dog ​​every day.
• Jack had his disease cured in this clinic. – Jack was treated for his illness in this clinic.

Accident

Design to have something done used to express an unexpected bad action that happened to someone.

• Matt had all his money stolen. “Matt had all his money stolen.”
• I had my arm broken in a fight. - My arm was broken in a fight. The Devil’s Advocate (film) The Devil’s Advocate is a mystical drama based on the novel of the same name by Andrew Neiderman. A talented lawyer from Florida, Kevin Lomax, after another successful trial, is invited to New York to work in a large law firm […]
• Law of mass action for heterogeneous reactions In 1865, Professor N.N. Beketov was the first to hypothesize about the quantitative relationship between the masses of the reactants and the time of the reaction: "... attraction is proportional to the product of the acting masses." This hypothesis was confirmed by the law [...]
• Responsibility of minors Introduction 3Chapter 1. general characteristics criminal liability of minors 6Chapter 2. Types of punishments applied to minors 11Chapter 3. Peculiarities of imposing punishment on minors 23Chapter 4. Release of minors from […]
• Grammar (analysis of English rules) English grammar This section contains all English grammar. Articles, lessons, video lessons on English grammar. General questions for studying English grammar English verb Tenses, modal verbs, special constructions Order […]
• How to remove passwords from the registry Mockery of the registry. Passwords, authorization, etc. Disable the password cache. From: Capricorn Helps get rid of the problem of “dragging” and further hacking of your network and Internet passwords. As you know, these passwords are stored in a file with the PWL extension. […]
• 1C settings in the registry One of the rules of time management is - If there is a person to whom you can delegate the task, delegate it. Background Theory of configuration files In 1C, everything related to database lists is organized in ordinary text, readable files with […]
• How to change Windows information And this information is also displayed in other programs, on websites and everything else that asks for such information. In the screenshot above, I showed the information that we will change. There are two ways to change Windows information. Method 1 - change [...]