THE CAUSATIVE FORM

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Simon is having
his temperature
taken.
Simon is getting
his temperature
taken.
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Simon is having
his Mum take
his temperature.

Simon is getting
his Mum to take
his temperature.
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Causative Form
• have something done
• get something done

• have someone do
• get someone to do
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• Present Simple have
• Present Continuous am/is/are having
• Past Simple had
• Past Continuous was/were having
• Present Perfect Simple has/have had
• Present Perfect Continuous has/have been having
• Past Perfect Simple had had
• Past Perfect Continuous had been having

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• Future Simple will have
• Future Continuous will be having
• Future Perfect Simple will have had
• Future Perfect Continuous will have been having
• Infinitive (to) have
• Gerund having

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• Present Simple get
• Present Continuous am/is/are getting
• Past Simple got
• Past Continuous was/were getting
• Present Perfect Simple has/have got
• Present Perfect Continuous has/have been getting
• Past Perfect Simple had got
• Past Perfect Continuous had been getting

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• Future Simple will get
• Future Continuous will be getting
• Future Perfect Simple will have got
• Future Perfect Continuous will have been getting
• Infinitive (to) get
• Gerund getting

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 She is painting
her portrait.

She is having her portrait painted.

She is getting her portrait painted.
She is having a painter
paint her portrait.
She is getting a painter
to paint her portrait. iSLCollective.com
 He will repair the
TV set.

He will have the TV set repaired.

He will get the TV set repaired.
He is having a technician
repair the TV set.
He is getting a technician
to repair the TV set. iSLCollective.com
 She had dried her hair.

She had had her hair dried.

She had got her hair dried.
She had had the hairdresser
dry her hair.
She had got the hairdresser
to dry her hair.
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 He was measuring his
blood pressure.

He was having his blood pressure measured.

He was getting his blood pressure measured.
He was having a doctor measure
his pressure.
He was getting a doctor
to measure his pressure.

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The optician tested her eyes.
She had her eyes tested (by the optician).
She got her eyes tested (by the optician).
She had the optician test her eyes.
She got the optician to test her eyes.

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The mechanic repairs his car.
He has his car repaired (by the mechanic).
He gets his car repaired (by the mechanic).
He has the mechanic repair his car.
He gets the mechanic to repair his car.

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