- The teacher made Juan leave the room
- Toshiko had her car repaired by a mechanic.
- Ellen got Marvin to type her paper.
- I made Jane call her friend on the telephone.
- We got our house to paint last week.
- Dr. Byrd is having the students write a composition.
- The policeman made the suspect lie on the ground.
- Mark got his transcripts to send to the university.
- Maria is getting her hair to cut tomorrow.
- We will have to get the Dean sign this form.
- The teacher let Al leave the classroom.
- Maria got Ed to wash the pipettes.
- She always has her car fixed by the same mechanic.
- Gene got his book published by a subsidy publisher.
- We have to help Janet to find her keys.
Causative Have
Causative is used when we want someone to do something for us or we want something that is resolved for us. There are two types of causative forms, namely active and passive causative
Formulas and Examples of Use Causative
1. Active Causative (Subject cause the object to do something)
Subject + (have - had / make - made / let / help) + Object (person / people) + Verb 1
example:
- She had John clean this room.(Meaning: He told / asked John to clean this room)
- They make us help them every morning.
- My mother has my uncle kill the dog.
example:
- She got John to clean this room.(Meaning: He told / asked John to clean this room)
- We got the boy to repair the car yesterday.
- They ask me to send the letter.
NOTE: At Active Causative sentences, it is the object and use the first form of the verb (VERB 1).
2. Causative Passive (Subject wanted object resolved by someone)
Subject + (have - had / get - got) + Object (thing / object) + Verb 3
example:
- She got this room cleaned. (Meaning: He told / asked this room cleaned)
- My father had the car painted in the garage.
- We have our clothes cleaned at the dry-cleaned.
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