To have (something) done

1. Diapositive 1

« to have (something) done »
to have + past participle
Use the
Past
Simple
here
had
We _______
(have) the machines
cleaned
__________
(clean) yesterday.

2. Diapositive 2

Structure:
« to have (something) done »
to have + past participle
We use this form when we do
not do the action ourselves.
Some examples:
•I’m having my hair cut today.
•He had his bike repaired yesterday.
•He’ll have his wedding suit made.

3. Diapositive 3

Present simple
have
They ________
(have) their
checked
accounts ___________
(check)
once a year.

4. Diapositive 4

Present continuous
‘s having
He ___________(have)
his
valued
house __________
(value).

5. Diapositive 5

Past continuous
was having (have) her hair
She __________
cut
_______
(cut) when I arrived.

6. Diapositive 6

Future
have (have) the meeting
I‘ll
______
booked
room _________
(book) well in
advance.

7. Diapositive 7

Conditional
have
We‘d
_______
(have) the office
redecorated
__________ (redecorate) if we had
the money.

8. Diapositive 8

Present simple
has
She ______
(have) her clothes
made
________
(make) in Paris.

9. Diapositive 9

Present continuous
is having
The company ___________
(have) new catalogues
printed
__________
(print).

10. Diapositive 10

Past simple
had
They _______
(have) a new
built in
kitchen ___________
(build in)
last month.

11. Diapositive 11

Past continuous
were having (have) new
They ____________
installed (install)
computers __________
when I joined the company.

12. Diapositive 12

Future
have (have) her wedding
She ‘ll
_______
made
dress _______
(make) in town.

13. Diapositive 13

Conditional
have (have) his car _________
serviced
He‘d
______
(service) if he had enough money.

14. Diapositive 14

You can also use (get) instead
of (have) in some cases:
•We get our brochures printed in Bordeaux.
•I’ll get the office cleaned every day.
•She gets the windows cleaned regularly.
Other structures: When we talk about what
we ask other people to do, we can use have +
object + bare infinitive:
•I’ll have my secretary call you tomorrow.
We can also use get + object + to infinitive:
•I’ll get my secretary to call you tomorrow.