Date: Oct 03 2007
Topic: Grammar

Lesson

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.

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07:37 AM Jul 27 2009 \| Reply
fyoozh Canada	good lesson,i like learn more thanks .

07:37 AM Jul 27 2009 | Reply

fyoozh

Canada

good lesson,i like learn more thanks .

10:44 PM Jul 26 2009 \| Reply
shekharkc Nepal	i hope this is really usage dally communication each other so it is very important ever peoples

10:44 PM Jul 26 2009 | Reply

shekharkc

Nepal

i hope this is really usage dally communication each other so it is very important ever peoples

01:12 AM Jul 26 2009 \| Reply
Stacey726 China	thanks

01:12 AM Jul 26 2009 | Reply

Stacey726

China

thanks

01:12 AM Jul 26 2009 \| Reply
Stacey726 China	thanks

01:12 AM Jul 26 2009 | Reply

Stacey726

China

thanks

08:00 AM Jul 24 2009 \| Reply
fyoozh Canada	hi,this is good lesson ,thank you.

08:00 AM Jul 24 2009 | Reply

fyoozh

Canada

hi,this is good lesson ,thank you.

06:32 AM Jul 24 2009 \| Reply
nabeel13 Syrian Arab Republic	thx its very important

06:32 AM Jul 24 2009 | Reply

nabeel13

Syrian Arab Republic

thx its very important

01:41 PM Jul 23 2009 \| Reply
ismael salah United Arab Emirates	yes thats very important

01:41 PM Jul 23 2009 | Reply

ismael salah

United Arab Emirates

yes thats very important

04:57 AM Jul 17 2009 \| Reply
dulitha825 Sri Lanka	yeah dear this is very important lesson because most of them don't know to use this correctly in their day-today life.great!<!~~-Session data~~->

04:57 AM Jul 17 2009 | Reply

dulitha825

Sri Lanka

yeah dear this is very important lesson because most of them don't know to use this correctly in their day-today life.great!<!~~-Session data~~->

02:56 AM Jul 17 2009 \| Reply
pwint06 Singapore	Of course,certainly. That's very useful for grammar. Thank you.

02:56 AM Jul 17 2009 | Reply

pwint06

Singapore

Of course,certainly.

That's very useful for grammar.

Thank you.

02:58 AM Jul 16 2009 \| Reply
NIIS Germany	That was really a important lesson. I guess everyone already uses "have/get something done" clauses. Therefore it's good to finally know how to do it in correct grammar. :-)

02:58 AM Jul 16 2009 | Reply

NIIS

Germany

That was really a important lesson. I guess everyone already uses "have/get something done" clauses. Therefore it's good to finally know how to do it in correct grammar. :-)