U6 - Have something done

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Grammar

Read your novel

Change the sentences to passive voice

1. One of the cleaners has found my purse.
2. The robber hit him on the head with a hammer.
3. The government has built a new road in this area.
4. The assistant handed me a note.
5. We elected John class representative. 

KEY

1. My purse has been found by one of the cleaners.
2. He was hit on the head with a hammer (by the robber).
3. A new road  has  been built in this area (by the government).
4. I was handed a note (by the assistant).
5. John was elected class representative.

Which picture goes best with the meaning of this sentence?
"She is having her hair cut."

Which picture goes best with the meaning of this sentence?
"He is cutting his nails"

Which picture goes best with the meaning of this sentence?
"She is having the floor cleaned."

What is the difference between 'having something done' and 'doing something'?

have something done

- We usually use 'have something done' when we are talking about paying or making someone do something for us. 

- It's often used for services. Like having something fixed, taken care of or changed. 

Have something done

HOW DO YOU FORM A SENTENCE LIKE THIS?

(form of) have + object + past participle

EXAMPLE

He had his car repaired

Grammar Practice

- Look at the pictures and the Dutch sentence.

- Write what they are having done.

Ze laat eten bezorgen
(bezorgen = to deliver)

Ze laat haar haren verven
(verven = dye or colour)

Hij laat zijn fiets repareren

To summarize

- If you want to say you're making someone do something for you, you HAVE SOMETHING DONE

- The way to say or write this is:

I/he/she/etc. + (form of) have + object + past participle

- Forgot what past participle is? Watch this video.