To Have Something Done
Have something done focuses on someone else doing something for you. For example, you pay for a service rather than doing it yourself.
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to structure and use this grammar as well as practising it.
How to use have something done?
Structure
- Have + object + past participle (positive)
- Do/does + have + object + past participle (negative)
Usage
- Used to show that someone else does something for you.
- For example, I have my hair cut every month. She is having her car fixed.
We can use this structure in any verb tense.
Another Meaning
- When something bad happens to us.
Structure
- Had + object + past participle
- We had our car stolen last night.
Examples
We are having our house painted this week.
I have my car cleaned every week.
I'm having my computer repaired.
Practise
Rewrite these sentences using have + object + past participle.
Common mistakes learners make
- Using active structure instead
- Forgetting the past participle
- Wrong word order
Common mistakes learners make
- Using active structure instead
- Forgetting the past participle
- Wrong word order