Have something done
If you 'have
something done', you get somebody else to do something for you.
·
I'm going to have my hair cut.
· She's having her house redecorated.
· I'm having a copy of the report sent to you
In informal
English, we can replace 'have' by 'get'.
·
We're getting a new telephone system installed.
·
They will be getting the system repaired as quickly as they can.
·
I got the bill sent direct to the company.
We can also use
'have/got something done' in situations where something bad has happened to people
or their possessions. This is not something they wanted to
happen.
·
John had all his money stolen from his hotel bedroom.
·
We had our car damaged by a falling tree.
·
I got my nose broken playing rugby.
THE
CAUSATIVE: HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE
Have
/get + objeto + participio pasado = I have /get my watch mended
If you 'have something done', you get somebody else to
do something for you. (Se
usa un verbo causativo para expresar las acciones que encargamos a alguien.)
· I'm
going to have my hair cut.
· She's
having her house redecorated.
· I'm
having a copy of the report sent to you
In informal English, we can replace 'have' by 'get'.
· We're
getting a new telephone system installed.
· They will
be getting the system repaired as quickly as they can.
· I got the
bill sent direct to the company.
We can also use 'have/got something done' in
situations where something bad has happened to people or their possessions. This is not something they wanted to happen.
· John had
all his money stolen from his hotel bedroom.
· We had our
car damaged by a falling tree.
· I got my
nose broken playing rugby.
A. Se usa un verbo causativo para expresar las
acciones que encargamos a alguien.
She always has her food delivered (en
lugar de traerla ella, pide a alguien que se la traiga)
I got my phtograph taken for my passport (otra
persona me hizo la foto)
Esta
estructura tiene un significado pasivo, puesto que el sustantivo que va en
medio recibe la acción expresada por el verbo en participio.
Nota:
a)
get también
indica que el objeto realiza personalmente la acción o se implica mucho en
su ejecución.
When I get my homework
done, I’ll match TV
b) have es un poco más
formal que get y get es más frecuente que have en la forma
imperativa. Example:
Get your bedroom tidied at once!
Nótese la diferencia entre:
a) I’m going to have/get this chair restored
b) I’m going to
restore this chair
En
la frase a) yo voy a llevar la silla a alguien para que efectúe la
restauración, mientras que en la b) soy yo mismo quien la efectúa.
B. Si quisiéramos mencionar quién hace la acción,
podríamos añadir by + el agente al final de la frase.
Susan
had her car repaired by a mechanic (Susan llevó el coche a un mecánico para que
se lo arreglara)
C. El verbo causativo puede usarse prácticamente en
cualquier tiempo, incluso en las formas continuas.
We’re having our
house painted this week
Jack will be
getting his messages sent by e-mail from now on
TENSE
|
HAVE/GET
SOMETHING DONE
|
Present
Simple
|
I have/get my hair cut.
|
Past
Simple
|
I had/got my hair cut.
|
Present
Continuous
|
I'm having/getting my hair cut.
|
Past
Continuous
|
I was having/getting my hair cut.
|
Present
Perfect
|
I have had my hair cut.
|
Past
Perfect
|
I had had my hair cut.
|
will
|
I will have my hair cut.
|
must
|
I must have my hair cut.
|
be
going to
|
I'm going to have my hair cut.
|
D. La interrogativa y la negativa se forman como
las de cualquier otro verbo
Do you have your
car serviced regularly?
Did he get his
house redecorated last week?
You won’t have your
eyes tested next week
I’m not getting my hair cut today.
E. En situaciones en las que se quiere indicar que
algo desagradable ha ocurrido en el pasado se suele usar have + objeto +
participio
He had his car
broken last week
I had my finger
bitten during the fight
She had his mobile
phone stolen while she was playing in the playground
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