CAUSATIVE

By
Syamsu Alam, S.Pd.I
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We use the structure have/get something done when we

want to say that we ask someone else to do something for
us.

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Active Causative
(ask people to do something)

Mary has George climb the tree

Subject + have/has + someone +
V1 (Present participle)
They get me to wash the clothes
Subject + Get + someone +to
infinitive
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Passive Causative
(ask something to be done)

My father got/had his hair cut.

S + Have/get + Object +
V3 by agent (optional).
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Have/get/make
Have : show that you ask someone to do
something.
Get : to show the idea that someone
convinces another person to do something.
Make: to show the idea 'to force someone to
do something'.
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Have/get/make (example)
Have : They had their house painted blue (used
for formal)
Get : she got him to dig away the snow
(persuade him to dig)

Make: The mothermadeher kidhis homework

done. (force her kid to do the homework)
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Tenses
Tense have/get something done

Present Simple Ihave/getmy haircut.

Past SimpleIhad/gotmy haircut.
Present Continuous I'm having/gettingmy haircut.
Past Continuous Iwas having/gettingmy haircut.
Present Perfect Ihave hadmy haircut.
Past Perfect Ihad hadmy haircut.
Will Iwill havemy haircut. (advise)
Must Imust havemy haircut.
be going to I'm going to havemy haircut.

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Interrogative/Imperative
Interrogative form:
do you have your windows cleaned
every month?
Imperative form:
Get your hair cut! (have, and make no
imperative form).
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Additional
Need and want may be used in passive causative
sentences. In some cases, the passive
causative verb (had / got) may be dropped
altogether. Ineedtohavethe car tuned up.
Modal auxiliary verbs may be used with the
causative sentence structure. Most often,
modals express a suggestion by the speaker,
such as: You should have your hair cut.

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Sources

http://www.headsupenglish.com/inde
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