HAVE SOMETHING DONE

1. When we talk about arranging for things to be done by other people.

* I am going to have my hair cut. * I have my car serviced every two months. * We had the house redecorated over the summer.

2. When we mention unpleasant things that have happened to us.

I had my car stolen last week. He had his arm injured in an accident.

USE

The verb “have” can be conjugated in any tense.

Subject+ HAVE+Object+ Past Participle (3rd column)

FORM

I have my nails done every week.

She never has her make-up done.

My parents are going to have her house painted next week.

Tom had his bike repaired last weekend.

Sally had her hair dyed yesterday.

He has never had his eyes tested.

SUBJECT OBJECT

She is having her hair cut.

She has asked the hairdresserto cut her hair.

SHE IS NOT DOING IT HERSELF

This woman's at thehairdresser's.

She is having her car fixed/ repaired/mended.

She has asked the mechanic to fix her car.SHE IS NOT REPAIRING HER CAR HERSELF

She's at the garage (UK) / at the car repair shop (US).

She's getting a manicure.

nails

SHE IS NOT PAINTING HER NAILS HERSELF.

She's having her nails manicured / done.

He's at the ophtalmologist 's.

having his eyes testedHe's

having his house built.

He's asked the builders to build his house.HE IS NOT BUILDING HIS HOUSE HIMSELF.

He's

They had their kitchen redecorated.

At the hotel, you can have breakfast sent to your room.

At the dry cleaner's,

SOMEONE WILL CLEAN YOUR CLOTHES. YOUR ARE NOT DOING IT YOURSELF.

you can have your clothes cleaned.

She has her nails done once a week. Affirmative / present simpleShe doesn’t have her nails done… Negative / does not (she)Does she have her nails done…? Question / aux: doesYes, she does / No, she doesn’t Short answer

He had his car repaired. Affirmative /simple pastHe didn’t have his car repaired. Negative / did notDid he have his car repaired? Question / aux: didYes, he did / No, he didn’t Short answer.

He is having his car repaired next week Affirmative / present progressive (future)He isn’t having his car repaired. Negative / is notIs he having his car repaired ? Question / to beYes, he is / No, he isn’t Short anwer.

Sarah has had her nails done. Affirmative / present perfectShe hasn’t had her nails done. Negative / has notHas she had her nails done? QuestionYes, she has / No, she hasn’t

Write negative sentences and questions.

1. I had my nails done yesterday.

2. Tom has his teeth whitened once a year.

3. My parents have had their house redecorated.

4. She has had her mobile phone stolen.

5. Elizabeth is having her hair dyed this afternoon.

Elizabeth is not having her hair dyed this afternoon.

I didn’t have my nails done yesterday.

Tom doesn’t have his teeths whitened once a year.

My parents haven’t had their house redecorated.

She hasn’t had her mobile phone stolen.

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

USE

WHEN THE OBJECT OF THE VERB IS THE SAME AS THE SUBJECT

WHEN WE WANT TO ADD EMPHASIS

I cut MYSELF while I was peeling potatoes.I didn’t have my room painted.

I painted it MYSELF.

Subject pronoun Reflexive pronoun

I Myself

You Yourself

He Himself

She Herself

It Itself

We Ourselves

you Yourselves

they Themselves

Subject=ObjectShe hurt _____________ when she was cutting paper.We looked after __________________ when our parents went to the party.My new computer can turn ______________off when I’m not using it.

Emphasis

He didn’t have his bike repaired. He repaired it __________________________I haven’t had my clothes ironed. I ironed them _________________________They painted the wall ________________. Nobody helped them.

herselfourselves

itself

himself

myselfthemselves

Somebody did her make-up.She had her make-up done. She didn’t do it HERSELF.

Somebody removed her tatoo.

Somebody repaired our car.

Somebody examined his teeth.

Somebody tested my eyes.

Somebody cleaned their car.

Somebody decorated your house.

She had her tatoo removed. She didn’t do it herself.

We had our car repaired. We didn’t do it ourselves.

He had his teeth examined. He didn’t do it himself.

I had my eyes tested. I didn’t do it myself.

They had their car cleaned. They didn’t do it themselves.

You had your house decorated. You didn’t do it yourself /yourselves. (1) (+1)

Grammar builder, page 124. (9.1)

1. Look at the ‘verb tense’ used in the sentence.The shoe repairer is mending Chloe’s shoes.

Who is performing the action? The shoe repairer Who has asked the shoe repairer to do that? Chloe (subject) What is the object? Chloe’s

shoes.

Therefore…Chloe IS HAVING her shoes MENDED.

The hairdresser has dyed my hair. ____________________________________

The painters painted their house last year. ______________________________

The mechanic is repairing Tom’s car. ___________________________________

The builders are changing my neighbour’s windows. __________________________

The photographer is going to take my photo. _______________________________

The optician tested Olivia’s eyes last week. ________________________________

The dry cleaner has cleaned Harvey’s coat. ________________________________

The plumber is going to install our new shower. _____________________________

I have had my hair dyed.

They had their house painted last year..

Tom is having his car repaired.

My neighbour is having his windows changed

I’m going to have my photo taken.

Olivia had her eyes tested.

Harvey has had his coat cleaned.

We are going to have our new shower installed