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    Let / Make / Have / Get

    The following is a mini-tutorial on the use of the causative verbs "let,"


    "make," "have," and "get." After you have studied the tutorial, complete
    the associated exercises. If you already know how to use these verbs,
    you can skip the explanation andgo directly to the exercises.

    Let
    FORM

    [let + person + verb]


    USE

    This construction means "to allow someone to do something."

    Examples:

     John let me drive his new car.


     Will your parents let you go to the party?
     I don't know if my boss will let me take the day off.

    Make
    FORM

    [make + person + verb]


    USE

    This construction means "to force someone to do something."

    Examples:

     My teacher made me apologize for what I had said.


     Did somebody make you wear that ugly hat?
     She made her children do their homework.

    Have
    FORM

    [have + person + verb]


    USE

    This construction means "to give someone the responsibility to do


    something."

    Examples:
     Dr. Smith had his nurse take the patient's temperature.
     Please have your secretary fax me the information.
     I had the mechanic check the brakes.

    Get
    FORM

    [get + person + to + verb]


    USE

    This construction usually means "to convince to do something" or "to


    trick someone into doing something."

    Examples:

     Susie got her son to take the medicine even though it tasted


    terrible.
     How can parents get their children to read more?
     The government TV commercials are trying to get people to
    stop smoking.
    Get vs. Have

    Sometimes "get someone to do something" is interchangeable with


    "have someone do something," but these expressions do not mean
    exactly the same thing.

    Examples:

     I got the mechanic to check my brakes.


    AT FIRST THE MECHANIC DIDN'T THINK IT WAS NECESSARY, BUT I CONVINCED HIM
    TO CHECK THE BRAKES.

     I had the mechanic check my brakes.


    I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO CHECK THE BRAKES.

    EXERCISES AND RELATED TOPICS:

     Let / Make / Have / Get Exercise 1


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    CAUSATIVE VERBS: 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.

    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.

    NON-CAUSATIVE 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.

    EXERCISE 1

    Rewrite these sentences using have or get.

    1. The mechanic changed the oil in my car.

    _______________________________________________________________________

    2. The hairdresser cut my hair in a completely different style.

    _______________________________________________________________________

    3. A decorator has repainted our house.

    _______________________________________________________________________

    4. A friend of mine, who´s an electrician, is going to repair my DVD player next week.

    _______________________________________________________________________

    5. My jacket is being cleaned at a specialist cleaner´s.

    _______________________________________________________________________

    6. The town hall has just been rebuilt for the council.

    _______________________________________________________________________EXERCISE 2

    Match a word from 1-8 with something that is done by that person or in that place. Then make

    sentences using all the information and the verb in brackets.

    You may have to change the words or add new ones. An example is given.

    1. hairdresser´s

    2. optician´s

    3. dentist´s

    4. doctor´s

    5. vet´s
    6. garage

    7. architect

    8. accountant

    vaccinate dogs (have)

    do annual accounts (have)

    service cars (get)

    test eyes (have)

    design new houses (have)

    cut hair (get)

    take out teeth (have)

    take blood pressure

    Example:

    1. Tomorrow I´m going to the hairdresser´s to get my hair cut.

    2. Yesterday…

    3. This afternoon…

    4. Last week…

    5. Next Saturday…

    6. The day before yesterday…

    7. Last year…

    8. Next week…KEY CAUSATIVE VERBS: HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE

    EXERCISE 1

    Rewrite these sentences using have or get.

    1. The mechanic changed the oil in my car.

    I had the oil in my car changed.

    2. The hairdresser cut my hair in a completely different style.

    I had my hair cut in a completely new style.

    3. A decorator has repainted our house.

    We have had our house repainted.

    4. A friend of mine, who´s an electrician, is going to repair my DVD player next week.

    I´m going to have my DVD player repaired next week by a friend of mine, who´s an electrician.

    5. My jacket is being cleaned at a specialist cleaner´s.

    I´m having my jacket cleaned at a specialist cleaner´s.

    6. The town hall has just been rebuilt for the council.

    The council have just had the town hall rebuilt.

    EXERCISE 2

    Match a word from 1-8 with something that is done by that person or in that place. Then make

    sentences using all the information and the verb in brackets.

    You may have to change the words or add new ones. An example is given.

    1. Tomorrow I´m going to the hairdresser´s to get my hair cut.


    2. Yesterday I went to the optician´s to have my eyes tested.

    3. This afternoon I´m going to the dentist to have a tooth taken out.

    4. Last week I went to the doctor´s to have my blood pressure taken.

    5. Next Saturday I´m going to the vet´s to have my dog vaccinated.

    6. The day before yesterday I went to the garage to get my car serviced.

    7. Last year I saw the architect to have my new house designed.

    8. Next week I´m talking my accountant to have my annual accounts done.

    A. have / get something done

    subject + have / get + direct object + verb3

    Mr. Chaps got his house painted.


    Gary had his ring polished.
    He had himself kicked out of school.
    I had my tooth extracted yesterday.

    B. have / make somebody do OR get somebody to


    do something

    Subject + have / make + somebody + verb (infinitive)

    Subject - get + somebody + to verb (infinitive)

    I had Luis repair my car.


    I made my little brother say sorry.
    Fred got his friend to do his homework.
    Charlie had the carpenter repair the table.
    Dora had her hairdresser cut her hair.

    Note:

    Make someone do something is stronger than the others and it means forcing someone to do
    what we ask / want them to do.
    Rewrite these sentences using have or get.

    1. The mechanic changed the oil in my car.

    _______________________________________________________________________

    2. The hairdresser cut my hair in a completely different style.

    _______________________________________________________________________

    3. A decorator has repainted our house.

    _______________________________________________________________________

    4. A friend of mine, who´s an electrician, is going to repair my DVD player next week.

    _______________________________________________________________________

    5. My jacket is being cleaned at a specialist cleaner´s.

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