Causative form

Causative Form
What is it?

 It is a structure that is used to say that we have arranged for someone to do

something for us.
 In other words, when someone does an action for us.

 The structure is:

Subject + have + object + past participle

 Besides “have”, we can also use other verbs like “get”, “let”, “make”, but
the meaning will change.
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Some examples:

 Normally, if we do an action by ourselves, we can make a sentence like this:

 I paint my house every year.

 However, if another person does the action for us,

we have to use the causative form:

 I have my house painted every year.

 Notice that it follows the structure that we saw earlier:

Subject + have + object + past participle

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In other tenses

 It is possible to use the Causative Form in different tenses:

 I wrote a letter. -> I had a letter written.

 We’re going to fix the TV. -> We’re going to have the TV fixed.
 She will cut her hair. -> She will have her hair cut.
 I’ve extracted my tooth. -> I’ve had my tooth extracted.

 The structure of causative form is the same in all sentences.

 Subject + have + object + past participle
 The only thing that changes is the form of HAVE.
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Exercises
 Transform the sentences into causative form:

 1) James cleaned the windows.

 2) Mr. Sullivan has typed the documents.

 3) My neighbours are fumigating their house.

 4) I redecorate my kitchen every three years.