Have Something Done

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 professional last year.

My nails are terrible. I’ll get them manicured at a Professional Nail Salon.

HAVE/GET 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

HAVE / GET

Object

Verb – past participle

Derek Daphne My neighbours

will get had are going to get

his old car her computer their pet

painted fixed shampooed

1. Have something done 

I don´t know how to repair cars, so I´m having mine repaired at the garage round the corner.

2. 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. 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 brok broke e down. He couldn’t fix it himself so he __________ it  ___________ (repair) by a heating engineer. 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 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 You should __________ it ____________(clean). Complete the sentences and make clear that t he people don't / didn't do it themselves .

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

 Yesterday,  Yesterday, (I / cut / my hair) ___________________________________. Every Friday, Friday, (Joe / wash / his car) ______________________________.  Tomorrow, (she / repair / her shower) ______________________________. Each Saturday, (we / deliver / a pizza) _____________________________ to our home. Last year, (Bob / clean / his house) _____________________________ by a charwoman. 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 redecorate / our walls) ______________ _______ ______________ ________last _last summer. summer. 9. Whenever Clara is staying at this hotel, (she / carry / her bags) ______________________ into her room. professionals. 10.(we / organise / our last party) _____________________ by professionals. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

We ___________ the roof ___________ last year. It cost us a packet. (repair) Anne ___________ her hair ___________ every Friday Friday afternoon. (do) I ___________ the brakes ___________ three times a year. (check)  The government ___________ the whole town ___________ yesterday. yesterday. (evacuate) I ___________ my hard drive ___________ for a bigger one last week. (change) When did you last ___________ the air-conditioning ___________ ? (service) 7. You don't think Liv Tyler's beautiful?! beautiful?! You 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  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  The house is in chaos. We're ___________ a new kitchen ___________ in. (put) 16. My hair's getting getting far too long. I need to _______ it _______ . (cut) 17. Noah hates hates _______ his photo _______ . (take) 18. I've lost my key so I'd better _______ another one _______. (make) 19. My watch watch isn't isn't working working properly properly.. I ought to _______ it _______ . (repair) 20. I'm going to _______ my suit _______ as there's a coffee stain on the sleeve. (dryclean) (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 air-conditioning __________. (instal)  Jenny's worried she may have a high cholesterol level so she wants to __________ it __________ . (check 24. Jenny's out) 25. The  The police suspected the fugitive was hiding somewhere in the building so they __________ it __________  . (search) Choose the most suitable ending

1. The film film in my camera camera is finished. finished. I need need to get it it ______ ______ . cut cleaned serviced tested developed 2. My beard beard is too too long. Do you know know where where I can get get it ______? ______? made repaired done trimmed developed 3. I need to relax relax.. I'm going to visit visit a beauty beauty salon salon and have have my nails nails ______ . made repaired taken painted manicured 4. I'll contact my office in Chicago Chicago straight away and have the contract ______ through to you. faxed repaired done trimmed manicured 5. I'm having having my my offices offices ______ ______ by by a famous famous archite architect. ct. washed tested printed taken designed 6. I don't think think my eyes eyes are are as good as as they used used to be . I need need to have have them them ______ . cut cleaned serviced tested printed 7. I'm going going to the denti dentist st to have have a tooth ______ ______ out. washed seen rebuilt taken tested 8. I think we can can agree agree on that wording. wording. If you'll wait a few moments, I'll have have the new version ______ up. washed typed rebuilt trimmed manicured 9. Don't worry, Mr. Mr. Jones. I'll have a replacement replacement printer printer ______ to you immediately. immediately.

faxed typed sent trimmed manicured 10. I need some photocopies. Do you know where I can get that ______ around here? here? made repaired done tested developed 11. I'm going to the dentists to have my teeth 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. newsletter. washed typed rebuilt checked taken 14. My car is making strange noises. noises. I need to have it ______. cut cleaned serviced taken printed 15. My car's filthy. filthy. Do you know where I can get it ______? washed typed sent checked taken 16. There's something wrong wrong with this photocopier. photocopier. I'm going to have it ______ to. washed seen sent taken printed 17. The sole has come off my shoe. shoe. I need to get it ______ . made repaired serviced tested developed 18. My hair is very untidy. untidy. I need to get it ______. cut seen rebuilt taken printed 19. Is there a dry cleaning service service in this hotel? I need to get my suit ______ . cut cleaned rebuilt tested printed 20. The old factory is falling to pieces. We 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 photocopier is useless. ___________ 

17. My teeth are really hurting. ___________  a. b. c. d.

I'll have the file e-mailed e-mailed to you you at once. once. I'll have h ave some s ome flower flo wers s deliver deli vered ed to their their house house.. 4. My car car battery battery keeps keeps going going flat. flat. _________ __________  _  I had it it brok broken en playi playing ng rugby rugby. 5.  Your hair looks really untidy. __________  I had had it sto stole len n on the the bus bus.. 6.  That old clock looks like it is worth a lot of money. e.  Yes, but I had it repainted.  _______  f. I'm I'm goin going g to have have it rep repla lace ced. d. 7. My computer is not as fast as it used to be. g. I cannot cannot keep keep recha rechargi rging ng it every every night. night.  ___________  h. I'm afrai afraid d that that I haven't haven't had the the film film develop developed ed 8. Are the new photographs ready? __________  yet. 9. Where do you buy that magazine? ____________  i. I think think I'll I'll have have it val valued ued by by an auct auction ion hous house. e. 10. The  The picture quality on this computer is poor.  j. I'm goin going g to have have it it cut on on Satur Saturday day. It's It's too long. long.  ___________  k. I had it servic serviced ed last last week week by a good mechanic mechanic.. 11. Why is your nose that shape? _________  l. I have have it deli deliver vered ed to my my home home addr address ess.. 12. I've lost my credit credit card. __________  m. I'm going going to have a new graphi graphics cs card card fitted. fitted. 13. Call the plumber. __________  _______ ___  n. I need need to have have them looked looked at but but I hate hate dentist dentists. s. o. It's It's my old old one but but I had had it drydry-cl clean eaned. ed. 14. My car is running much better now. __________  p. I think thi nk I'll I'l l have hav e it looked look ed at by one of the IT 15. I must thank them for the dinner party. technicians.  ____________  q. We have water water shooting shooting out of the toilet. toilet. 16. I needed the report as soon as possible. __________ 

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