Causatives.

Have/get something done

We use a causative verb when we want to talk about something that someone else did for us or
for another person. It means that the subject caused the action to happen, but didn't do it
themselves. Maybe they paid, or asked, or persuaded the other person to do it.

Examples: I cleaned my house. (This means I cleaned it myself).

 If I paid someone to clean it, of course I can say:

A cleaner cleaned my house.

 But another way is to use a causative construction. So, I can also say:

I had my house cleaned.

We usually use 'have something done' when we are talking about paying someone to do
something for us. We can also use 'subject + get + object + past participle'. This has the same
meaning as 'have', but is less formal. It's often used for services. The form is 'subject + have/get +
object + past participle

Have + object + past part. Get + object + past participle (get

something done)
I had my car washed.
The students get their essays checked.
John will have his house painted.
I'll get my hair cut next week.
Maria is having her hair cut.
He got his washing machine fixed.

Activities.

1. He is washing my car. (have)

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2. They cut my hair. (get)

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3. I typed the documents. (have)
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4. She fixed my washing machine. (get)

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5. We cut her grass. (have)

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6. I will paint our bedroom. (get)

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7. You repaired my fridge. (have)

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8. Carl tidied his garden. (get)

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9. She edited the article. (have)

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10. I cleaned the carpets. (get)

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