Es muy frecuente que haya acciones, como pueden ser reparar un ordenador, arreglar un coche, cortarnos el pelo o pintar nuestra casa, que normalmente no hacemos por nosotros mismos. Lo que hacemos es pedir que alguien lo haga o pagar por ello. Para esas acciones precisamente utilizaremos en inglés el causativo.
La estructura es la siguiente:
*También podemos usa GET en vez de HAVE, en tono más informal.
Así podemos decir:
I cut my hair every month (lo he hecho yo mismo)
I have/get my hair cut (otra persona, probablemente un profesional, me ha cortado el pelo)
¿En qué se diferencia de la voz pasiva?
Observad:
My car was serviced yesterday. (voz pasiva – nos interesa simplemente el hecho de que el coche ha sido reparado)
I had my car serviced yesterday. (estructura causativa – el locutor ha encargado a alguien la reparación de su coche)
Una vez están las ideas claras, resumamos en inglés las ideas fundamentales.
- 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.
- 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.
1. hairdresser´s a vaccinate dogs
2. optician´s b. service cars
3. dentist´s c. design new houses
4. doctor´s d. cut hair
5. vet´s e. take blood pressure
6. garage f. take out teeth
7. architect g. do annual accounts
8. accountant h. test eyes
KEY
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- Choose the correct option to fill in the gaps.
Q1 - I'm going ............ at the new hairdresser's
to get my hair cutto cut my hair
Q2 - She needs to ........
have her car repairshave her car repaired
Q3 - I really must get ....... the central heating
somebody to fixsomebody fix
Q4 - They ought to have ........ replace the broken windows
somebody tosomebody
Q5 - He ......... while he was away on holiday
had his flat burgledburgled his flat
Q6 - I .......... my phone repaired after I dropped it
hadhad to
Q7 - She didn't have time to get to the shops and .......
get her film developeddevelop her film
Q8 - It took ages to get ...........
somebody do itsomebody to do it
Q9 - I'll ....... John to do it when he arrives
gethave
Q10 - She ......... on the underground last week
had her purse stolengot her purse stolen
Q11 - He .......... tickets sent to his home address yesterday
has hadhad
Q12 - You should .......... a long time ago
have it fixedhave had it fixed
Q13 - They couldn't .......... anyone to fix their burst pipes
gethave
Q14 - They had it ....... by the same person who decorated their old house
to dodone
Q15 - After winning a fortune, she ....... her family to do everything for her
getshas
Q16 - I ......... the house redecorated if I could afford it
would havewould have had
Q17 - He got a friend ........ him at the airport
meetto meet
Q18 - The teacher ...... him do all the work again
hadgot
