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DISCUSSION

Representing decisions that are presented, or options for postponing or planning an

action or event, the organized and self-motivated, these people who are organized
always do the things in the best way, because they dedicate time to the activities and do
not let them happen.

THE CAUSATIVE
The "causative passive" is nothing more than the use of passive causative verbs. They
are two complex grammatical structures, but do not let this scare you. If you know how
to use them separately, combining them is very simple. If the passive changes the focus
of the subject to the object and the causative one, it indicates that someone asks or is in
charge of someone who does something, the combination of both, which is something
that can be done. But this is best seen with an example: Passive: the car was fixed by the
mechanic. (The car was repaired by the mechanic). Causative: had the mechanic fix his
car. (He ordered the mechanic to repair the car.) Causative passive: the mechanic fixed
the car. (He ordered the car to be repaired by the mechanic). Although this structure is
totally artificial in Spanish, it is relatively common in formal English, albeit with certain
changes.

1. I had the documents translated.

2. I had my washing machine fixed.
3. I had the lawn mowed.
4. I got my bedroom painted.
5. I had my fridge repaired.
6. I got my garden tidied.
7. I had the article edited.
8. I got the carpets cleaned.
9. I had the photo printed.