To have something done (causative)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 3

English 

3F

03-06-2022

Reading Time

What are we going to do today?

- Grammar Unit 18: Explanation

- Grammar Unit 18: Excercise

- Free Working Space

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'?

Grammar Unit 18

- 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. 

Grammar Unit 18

HOW DO YOU FORM A SENTENCE LIKE THIS?

(form of) have + object + past participle

EXAMPLE

He had his car repaired

Grammar Unit 18

He had his car repaired

Had = form of have

his car = object (lijdend voorwerp)

repaired = past participle 

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.

Free Working Space

Preparation for Friday 10-05

• Bring your reading book
• Bring 'Prepare!" 
  
  
• Read 'Different types of clause' on p. 163
• Make Grammar exercises of UNIT 19