Chapter 20 - Causative verb

Causative used when someone else does something for us. The subject doesn't do himself the task. Causative forms in present, past and future tenses.

Change sentence tense = Change sentence of causative verb

See table below for your reference (have & get)

PAST	PRESENT		FUTURE
Simple tense
Had	Have/has		Will have
Continues tense
Was, were having	Am/ is / are having		Will be having
perfect simple tense
Had had	Have/has had		Will have had
Perfect continues tense
Had been having	Have/has been having		Will have been having
Am / is / are going to		Am / is / are / was/ were going to have
Present infinitive		Have
Perfect infinitive		Have had
Present gerund		Having

PAST	PRESENT		FUTURE
Simple tense
Got	Get/gets		Will get
Continues tense
Was/were getting	Am/is/are getting		Will be getting
Perfect simple tense
Had got	Have/has got		Will have got
Perfect continues tense
Had been getting	Have/has been getting		Will have been getting
Am/is/are going to		Am/is/are going to get
Present infinitive		Get
Perfect infinitive		Have got
Present gerund		Getting

We can state the person does the task because it is important) or not state because it is not important

Have - someone does (perform) something for us in formal way

We use have in 2 conditions:

1. Subject paying a service

    Form: subject + have + something + V3 (past participle)

    someone not important perform the task

    example:

    past simple tense - Jeriko had car repaired

    past continues tense - Jeriko was having car repaired

    past perfect simple tense - Jeriko had had car repaired

    past perfect continues tense - Jeriko had been having car repaired 

    going to - Jeriko is going to have car repaired

    present infinitive - Jeriko have car repaired

    perfect infinitive - Jeriko have had car repaired

    present gerund - Jeriko having car repaired

2. Subject ask/convince/persuade

    Form: subject + have + someone + V1 (base verb)

    someone important perform the task

    example:

    present simple tense - Jeriko has mechanic repair his car

    present continues tense - Jeriko is having mechanic repair his car

    present perfect simple tense - Jeriko has had mechanic repair his car

    present perfect continues tense - Jeriko has been having mechanic repair his car

    going to - Jeriko was going to mechanic repair his car

    present infinitive - Jeriko have mechanic repair his car

    perfect infinitive - Jeriko have had mechanic repair his car

    present gerund - Jeriko having mechanic repair his car

Get - someone does (perform) something for us in informal way

We use get in 2 conditions:

1. subject paying a service

    Form: subject + get + something + V3 (past participle)

    someone who perform the task is not important

    example:

      future simple tense - Jeriko will get car repaired

    future continues tense - Jeriko will be getting car repaired

    future perfect simple tense - Jeriko will have got car repaired

    future perfect continues tense - Jeriko will have been getting car repaired 

    going to - Jeriko is going to get car repaired

    present infinitive - Jeriko get car repaired

    perfect infinitive - Jeriko have got car repaired

    present gerund - Jeriko getting car repaired

2. Subject ask/convince/persuade

    Form: subject + get + someone + (to) V1 (base verb)

    someone who perform the task is important

    example:

    present simple tense - Jeriko gets mechanic to repair his car

    present continues tense - Jeriko is getting mechanic to repair his car

    present perfect simple tense - Jeriko has got mechanic to repair his car

    present perfect continues tense - Jeriko has been getting mechanic to repair his car

    going to - Jeriko was going to get mechanic repair his car

    present infinitive - Jeriko get mechanic repair his car

    perfect infinitive - Jeriko have got mechanic repair his car

    present gerund - Jeriko getting mechanic repair his car

Make - to force/oblige someone to do something

    Form: subject + make + someone + V1

    past simple tense - Jeriko made mechanic repair his car

    past continues tense - Jeriko was making mechanic repair his car

    past perfect simple tense - Jeriko had made mechanic repair his car

    past perfect continues tense - Jeriko had been making mechanic repair his car

Let - to allow/permission/choice someone to do something

    Form: subject + let + someone + V1

    present simple tense - Jeriko lets mechanic repair his car 

    present continues tense - Jeriko is letting mechanic repair his car 

    present perfect simple tense - Jeriko has let mechanic repair his car 

    present perfect continues tense - Jeriko has been letting mechanic repair his car 

Help - to assist someone

    Form: subject + help + someone + (to) V1

      future simple tense - Jeriko will help mechanic to repair his car

    future continues tense - Jeriko will be helping mechanic repair his car

    future perfect simple tense - Jeriko will have helped mechanic repair his car

    future perfect continues tense - Jeriko will have been helping mechanic repair his car

exercise 1 - write the sentences in causative form

1. The mechanic repaired my car (past simple tense)

# I had/got my car repaired (by the mechanic)

# I had mechanic repair my car 

# I got mechanic to repair my car 

# I made my car repair (by the mechanic)

# I let my car repair (by the mechanic)

# I helped my car to repair (by the mechanic) 

2. The doctor checked Kim's ears yesterday (past simple tense)

# Kim had/got her ears checked (by the doctor yesterday)

# Kim had the doctor check her ears yesterday 

# Kim got the doctor to check her ears yesterday

# Kim made her ears check (by the doctor yesterday)

# Kim let her ears check (by the doctor yesterday)

# Kim helped her ears to check (by the doctor yesterday)

3. The housekeeper cleans our house every week (present simple tense)

# I have/get our house cleaned (by the housekeeper everyday)

# I have the housekeeper clean our house everyday

# I get the housekeeper to clean our house everyday

# I make our house clean (by the housekeeper everyday)

# I let our house clean (by the housekeeper everyday)

# I help our house to clean (by the housekeeper everyday)

4. The carpenter will fix their door tomorrow (future simple tense)

# I will have/get their door repaired (by the carpenter tomorrow)

# I will have the carpenter repair their door tomorrow

# I will get the carpenter to repair their door tomorrow

# I will make their door repair (by the carpenter tomorrow)

# I will let their door repair (by the carpenter tomorrow)

# I will help their door to repair (by the carpenter tomorrow)

5. The plumber has repaired my water spout (present perfect tense)

# I have my water spout repaired (by the plumber)

# I have the plumber repair my water spout

# I have made the plumber to repair my water spout

# I have let the plumber repair my water spout

# I have helped the plumber to repair my water spout

exercise 2 - Use the correct causative form of the verb in brackets

1. Charles had (have) his house painted (paint) last week. simple past tense

2. They have not had (not have) their TV fixed (fix) yet. present perfect simple tenset

3. Lisa may have (may have) her hair cutted (cut) this afternoon. Modal

4. Susan is having (have) a picture drawn (draw) at the moment. present continues tense

5. I am going to get (get) a dress made (make) for the party. going to