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IV 2 GET / HAVE SOMETHING DONE
She always looks great. She has her hair done at the beauty parlor twice a week.
My car has broken down. I’m going to get it fixed at the garage next Saturday.
Your house has changed a lot! Yeah, I had it decorated by a professional last year.
My nails are terrible. I’ll get them manicured at a Professional Nail Salon.
HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE Have something done and Get something done are both used to refer to actions which are done for the subject rather than by the subject. Causative verbs are used instead of passive verbs to show that the subject causes the action to be done. Subject Derek Daphne My neighbours 1. 2. HAVE / GET will get had are going to get Object his old car her computer their pet Verb – past participle painted fixed shampooed
Have something done I don´t know how to repair cars, so I´m having mine repaired at the garage round the corner. Get something done I really must get my eyes tested. I´m sure I need glasses. Get your hair cut!
NOTE: The differences between have and get something done are that have is slightly more formal than get, and that get is more frequent than have in the imperative form. USES OF HAVE AND GET Have and get are also used to refer to events which happened to someone, but were outside their control. After being late for work every day for two weeks, Billy had his pay reduced. I stood so close to the fire that I got my legs burnt
Peter is kind of lazy and never does anything by himself. His central heating system broke down. He couldn’t fix it himself so he __________ it ___________ (repair) by a heating engineer. He normally ____________ his car ______________ (service) in a garage. When he bought a new computer he ___________the software ____________ (install) at the shop. His mother visited him last night and asked him a lot of questions. Mother: Your hair is too long. When did you last ___________ it ___________? (cut) The cook doesn’t work. Why don’t you ___________ it ____________? (repair) And look at this carpet. You should __________ it ____________(clean). Complete the sentences and make clear that the people don't / didn't do it themselves. 1. Yesterday, (I / cut / my hair) ___________________________________. 2. Every Friday, (Joe / wash / his car) ______________________________. 3. Tomorrow, (she / repair / her shower) ______________________________. 4. Each Saturday, (we / deliver / a pizza) _____________________________ to our home. 5. Last year, (Bob / clean / his house) _____________________________ by a charwoman. 6. As Phil had a broken arm, (he / type / his texts) ______________________ by his secretary.
7. (I / pick up / the goods) _____________________________ tomorrow in the afternoon. 8. (we / redecorate / our walls) ______________________last summer. 9. Whenever Clara is staying at this hotel, (she / carry / her bags) ______________________ into her room. 10. (we / organise / our last party) _____________________ by professionals.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets 1. We ___________ the roof ___________ last year. It cost us a packet. (repair) 2. Anne ___________ her hair ___________ every Friday afternoon. (do) 3. I ___________ the brakes ___________ three times a year. (check) 4. The government ___________ the whole town ___________ yesterday. (evacuate) 5. I ___________ my hard drive ___________ for a bigger one last week. (change) 6. When did you last ___________ the air-conditioning ___________ ? (service) 7. You don't think Liv Tyler's beautiful?! You should ___________ your eyes ___________ . (test) 8. After the plague of fleas, the boss ___________ the office ___________ . (disinfect) 9. Your cat's coughing. You need to ___________ him ___________ for parasites. (treat) 10. Daphne ___________ her legs ___________ once a fortnight. (do) 11. I normally ___________ my suit dry ___________ before a wedding. (clean) 12. The headmaster ___________ all the lockers ___________ for the missing footballs yesterday. (search) 13. Have you ___________ your house ___________? (double-glaze) 14. Have you ___________ that poster I bought you ___________ yet? (frame) 15. The house is in chaos. We're ___________ a new kitchen ___________ in. (put) 16. My hair's getting far too long. I need to _______ it _______ . (cut) 17. Noah hates _______ his photo _______ . (take) 18. I've lost my key so I'd better _______ another one _______. (make) 19. My watch isn't working properly. I ought to _______ it _______ . (repair) 20. I'm going to _______ my suit _______ as there's a coffee stain on the sleeve. (dryclean) 21. It's time we _______ our car ______ . (service) 22. Katie can't find a wedding dress she likes so she's considering __________ one ___________ . (make) 23. As this summer is expected to be really hot we're planning on ___________ air-conditioning __________. (instal) 24. Jenny's worried she may have a high cholesterol level so she wants to __________ it __________ . (check out) 25. The police suspected the fugitive was hiding somewhere in the building so they __________ it __________ . (search) Choose the most suitable ending 1. The film in my camera is finished. I need to get it ______ . cut cleaned serviced tested developed 2. My beard is too long. Do you know where I can get it ______? made repaired done trimmed developed 3. I need to relax. I'm going to visit a beauty salon and have my nails ______ . made repaired taken painted manicured 4. I'll contact my office in Chicago straight away and have the contract ______ through to you. faxed repaired done trimmed manicured 5. I'm having my offices ______ by a famous architect. washed tested printed taken designed 6. I don't think my eyes are as good as they used to be . I need to have them ______ . cut cleaned serviced tested printed 7. I'm going to the dentist to have a tooth ______ out. washed seen rebuilt taken tested 8. I think we can agree on that wording. If you'll wait a few moments, I'll have the new version ______ up. washed typed rebuilt trimmed manicured 9. Don't worry, Mr. Jones. I'll have a replacement printer ______ to you immediately.
faxed typed sent trimmed manicured 10. I need some photocopies. Do you know where I can get that ______ around here? made repaired done tested developed 11. I'm going to the dentists to have my teeth ______ . faxed typed sent checked manicured 12. I need a new suit but I don't like 'off the peg' suits. I'm going to go to a tailor and have one ______ . made cleaned serviced tested developed 13. I'm going to the photographer to have my photo ______ for the company newsletter. washed typed rebuilt checked taken 14. My car is making strange noises. I need to have it ______. cut cleaned serviced taken printed 15. My car's filthy. Do you know where I can get it ______? washed typed sent checked taken 16. There's something wrong with this photocopier. I'm going to have it ______ to. washed seen sent taken printed 17. The sole has come off my shoe. I need to get it ______ . made repaired serviced tested developed 18. My hair is very untidy. I need to get it ______. cut seen rebuilt taken printed 19. Is there a dry cleaning service in this hotel? I need to get my suit ______ . cut cleaned rebuilt tested printed 20. The old factory is falling to pieces. We need to have it ______ . washed seen rebuilt taken printed Match the items on the right with the items on the left.
1. I'm sure that door used to be green. _________ 2. Is that a new coat? ___________ 3. This photocopier is useless. ___________
17. My teeth are really hurting. ___________
I'll have the file e-mailed to you at once. I'll have some flowers delivered to their house. I had it broken playing rugby. I had it stolen on the bus. Yes, but I had it repainted. I'm going to have it replaced. I cannot keep recharging it every night. I'm afraid that I haven't had the film developed yet. I think I'll have it valued by an auction house. I'm going to have it cut on Saturday. It's too long. I had it serviced last week by a good mechanic. I have it delivered to my home address. I'm going to have a new graphics card fitted. I need to have them looked at but I hate dentists. It's my old one but I had it dry-cleaned. I think I'll have it looked at by one of the IT technicians. We have water shooting out of the toilet.
a. b. 4. My car battery keeps going flat. __________ c. 5. Your hair looks really untidy. __________ 6. That old clock looks like it is worth a lot of money. d. e. _______ f. 7. My computer is not as fast as it used to be. g. ___________ h. 8. Are the new photographs ready? __________ 9. Where do you buy that magazine? ____________ i. 10. The picture quality on this computer is poor. j. ___________ k. 11. Why is your nose that shape? _________ l. 12. I've lost my credit card. __________ m. 13. Call the plumber. __________ n. o. 14. My car is running much better now. __________ p. 15. I must thank them for the dinner party. ____________ 16. I needed the report as soon as possible. __________ q.
The advertising game (speaking)
She always looks great. She has her hair done at the beauty parlor twice a week.
My car has broken down. I’m going to get it fixed at the garage next Saturday.
Your house has changed a lot! Yeah, I had it decorated by a professional last year.
My nails are terrible. I’ll get them manicured at a Professional Nail Salon.
HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE Have something done and Get something done are both used to refer to actions which are done for the subject rather than by the subject. Causative verbs are used instead of passive verbs to show that the subject causes the action to be done. Subject Derek Daphne My neighbours 1. 2. HAVE / GET will get had are going to get Object his old car her computer their pet Verb – past participle painted fixed shampooed
Have something done I don´t know how to repair cars, so I´m having mine repaired at the garage round the corner. Get something done I really must get my eyes tested. I´m sure I need glasses. Get your hair cut!
NOTE: The differences between have and get something done are that have is slightly more formal than get, and that get is more frequent than have in the imperative form. USES OF HAVE AND GET Have and get are also used to refer to events which happened to someone, but were outside their control. After being late for work every day for two weeks, Billy had his pay reduced. I stood so close to the fire that I got my legs burnt
Peter is kind of lazy and never does anything by himself. His central heating system broke down. He couldn’t fix it himself so he __________ it ___________ (repair) by a heating engineer. He normally ____________ his car ______________ (service) in a garage. When he bought a new computer he ___________the software ____________ (install) at the shop. His mother visited him last night and asked him a lot of questions. Mother: Your hair is too long. When did you last ___________ it ___________? (cut) The cook doesn’t work. Why don’t you ___________ it ____________? (repair) And look at this carpet. You should __________ it ____________(clean). Complete the sentences and make clear that the people don't / didn't do it themselves. 1. Yesterday, (I / cut / my hair) ___________________________________. 2. Every Friday, (Joe / wash / his car) ______________________________. 3. Tomorrow, (she / repair / her shower) ______________________________. 4. Each Saturday, (we / deliver / a pizza) _____________________________ to our home. 5. Last year, (Bob / clean / his house) _____________________________ by a charwoman. 6. As Phil had a broken arm, (he / type / his texts) ______________________ by his secretary.
7. (I / pick up / the goods) _____________________________ tomorrow in the afternoon. 8. (we / redecorate / our walls) ______________________last summer. 9. Whenever Clara is staying at this hotel, (she / carry / her bags) ______________________ into her room. 10. (we / organise / our last party) _____________________ by professionals.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets 1. We ___________ the roof ___________ last year. It cost us a packet. (repair) 2. Anne ___________ her hair ___________ every Friday afternoon. (do) 3. I ___________ the brakes ___________ three times a year. (check) 4. The government ___________ the whole town ___________ yesterday. (evacuate) 5. I ___________ my hard drive ___________ for a bigger one last week. (change) 6. When did you last ___________ the air-conditioning ___________ ? (service) 7. You don't think Liv Tyler's beautiful?! You should ___________ your eyes ___________ . (test) 8. After the plague of fleas, the boss ___________ the office ___________ . (disinfect) 9. Your cat's coughing. You need to ___________ him ___________ for parasites. (treat) 10. Daphne ___________ her legs ___________ once a fortnight. (do) 11. I normally ___________ my suit dry ___________ before a wedding. (clean) 12. The headmaster ___________ all the lockers ___________ for the missing footballs yesterday. (search) 13. Have you ___________ your house ___________? (double-glaze) 14. Have you ___________ that poster I bought you ___________ yet? (frame) 15. The house is in chaos. We're ___________ a new kitchen ___________ in. (put) 16. My hair's getting far too long. I need to _______ it _______ . (cut) 17. Noah hates _______ his photo _______ . (take) 18. I've lost my key so I'd better _______ another one _______. (make) 19. My watch isn't working properly. I ought to _______ it _______ . (repair) 20. I'm going to _______ my suit _______ as there's a coffee stain on the sleeve. (dryclean) 21. It's time we _______ our car ______ . (service) 22. Katie can't find a wedding dress she likes so she's considering __________ one ___________ . (make) 23. As this summer is expected to be really hot we're planning on ___________ air-conditioning __________. (instal) 24. Jenny's worried she may have a high cholesterol level so she wants to __________ it __________ . (check out) 25. The police suspected the fugitive was hiding somewhere in the building so they __________ it __________ . (search) Choose the most suitable ending 1. The film in my camera is finished. I need to get it ______ . cut cleaned serviced tested developed 2. My beard is too long. Do you know where I can get it ______? made repaired done trimmed developed 3. I need to relax. I'm going to visit a beauty salon and have my nails ______ . made repaired taken painted manicured 4. I'll contact my office in Chicago straight away and have the contract ______ through to you. faxed repaired done trimmed manicured 5. I'm having my offices ______ by a famous architect. washed tested printed taken designed 6. I don't think my eyes are as good as they used to be . I need to have them ______ . cut cleaned serviced tested printed 7. I'm going to the dentist to have a tooth ______ out. washed seen rebuilt taken tested 8. I think we can agree on that wording. If you'll wait a few moments, I'll have the new version ______ up. washed typed rebuilt trimmed manicured 9. Don't worry, Mr. Jones. I'll have a replacement printer ______ to you immediately.
faxed typed sent trimmed manicured 10. I need some photocopies. Do you know where I can get that ______ around here? made repaired done tested developed 11. I'm going to the dentists to have my teeth ______ . faxed typed sent checked manicured 12. I need a new suit but I don't like 'off the peg' suits. I'm going to go to a tailor and have one ______ . made cleaned serviced tested developed 13. I'm going to the photographer to have my photo ______ for the company newsletter. washed typed rebuilt checked taken 14. My car is making strange noises. I need to have it ______. cut cleaned serviced taken printed 15. My car's filthy. Do you know where I can get it ______? washed typed sent checked taken 16. There's something wrong with this photocopier. I'm going to have it ______ to. washed seen sent taken printed 17. The sole has come off my shoe. I need to get it ______ . made repaired serviced tested developed 18. My hair is very untidy. I need to get it ______. cut seen rebuilt taken printed 19. Is there a dry cleaning service in this hotel? I need to get my suit ______ . cut cleaned rebuilt tested printed 20. The old factory is falling to pieces. We need to have it ______ . washed seen rebuilt taken printed Match the items on the right with the items on the left.
1. I'm sure that door used to be green. _________ 2. Is that a new coat? ___________ 3. This photocopier is useless. ___________
17. My teeth are really hurting. ___________
I'll have the file e-mailed to you at once. I'll have some flowers delivered to their house. I had it broken playing rugby. I had it stolen on the bus. Yes, but I had it repainted. I'm going to have it replaced. I cannot keep recharging it every night. I'm afraid that I haven't had the film developed yet. I think I'll have it valued by an auction house. I'm going to have it cut on Saturday. It's too long. I had it serviced last week by a good mechanic. I have it delivered to my home address. I'm going to have a new graphics card fitted. I need to have them looked at but I hate dentists. It's my old one but I had it dry-cleaned. I think I'll have it looked at by one of the IT technicians. We have water shooting out of the toilet.
a. b. 4. My car battery keeps going flat. __________ c. 5. Your hair looks really untidy. __________ 6. That old clock looks like it is worth a lot of money. d. e. _______ f. 7. My computer is not as fast as it used to be. g. ___________ h. 8. Are the new photographs ready? __________ 9. Where do you buy that magazine? ____________ i. 10. The picture quality on this computer is poor. j. ___________ k. 11. Why is your nose that shape? _________ l. 12. I've lost my credit card. __________ m. 13. Call the plumber. __________ n. o. 14. My car is running much better now. __________ p. 15. I must thank them for the dinner party. ____________ 16. I needed the report as soon as possible. __________ q.
The advertising game (speaking)
