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We use a causative verb when we want to talk about something that someone else did
for us or for another person. It means that the subject caused the action to happen, but
didn't do it themselves. Maybe they paid, or asked, or persuaded the other person to do
it. For example, we can say:

I cleaned my house. (This means I cleaned it myself).

If I paid someone to clean it, of course I can say:

A cleaner cleaned my house.

But, another way is to use a causative construction. So I can also say:

I had my house cleaned.

In a sense, using a causative verb is similar to using a passive. The important thing is
that the house is now clean. We don't focus on who did the cleaning.

Have + object + past participle (have something done)

We usually use 'have something done' when we are talking about paying someone to do
something for us. It's often used for services. The form is 'subject + have + object + past
participle'.

I had my car washed.

John will have his house painted.

Get + object + past participle (get something done)

We can also use 'subject + get + object + past participle'. This has the same meaning as
'have', but is less formal.

The students get their essays checked.

I'll get my hair cut next week.
He got his washing machine fixed.

(+) Theyre having their windows cleaned now.

(-) They arent having their windows cleaned now.

(?) Are they having their windows cleaned now?

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Have someone do something (have + person + infinitive)

We can also use the construction 'subject + have + person + infinitive'. This has a very
similar meaning to 'have something done', which we've already talked about, but this
time we say who did the thing - we talk about the person who we asked to do the thing
for us.

o I had the electrician look at my broken light.

o The doctor will have the nurse call the patients.
o The teacher had the students write the answers on the whiteboard.

Get someone to do something (get + person + to + infinitive)

Finally, we can also use the construction 'get + someone + to + infinitive'. Again, this
means that you cause the other person to do the action, maybe by paying them to do it,
or by asking them to do it, or by persuading them to do it.

She gets her son to do his homework by promising him ice cream when he's
finished.
I got the cleaner to clean under the cupboards.

Sometimes, this construction has the feeling that we needed to convince someone to do
something, while the other constructions on this page are neutral.

Questions and negations of the verb 'have' are formed with do/does or did in the
past simple.

Did you have your camera fixed?

Did you have the car washed yesterday?

Did you get your hair cut before the weekend?

We also use 'have something done' to talk about an unpleasant experience.

Peter had his phone stolen last night.

I have my hair cut once in 2-3 months.

Weve had the lawn mowed by the neighbours son.
Jane will have the curtains cleaned at the dry cleaners tomorrow.
We must get the house decorated for the wedding.
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Present simle:
She cleans her house > She has her house cleaned.

Present continuous:
She is cleaning her house > She is having her house cleaned

Past simple:
She cleaned her house > She had her house cleaned

Past continuous:
She was cleaning her house > She was having her house cleaned

Future simple:
She will clean her house > She will have her house cleaned

Future continuous:
She will be cleaning her house > She will be having her house cleaned

Future perfect:
She will have cleaned her house > She will have had her house cleaned

Present perfect:
She has cleaned her house > She has had her house cleaned

Present perfect continuous:

She has been cleaning her house > She has been having her house cleaned

Past perfect:
She had cleaned her house > She had had her house cleaned

Past perfect continuous:

She had been cleaning her house > She had been having her house cleaned

Infinitive:
She must clean her house > She must have her house cleaned

Gerund:
She likes cleaning her house > She likes having her house cleaned