UNIT 45. Have something done
A. Study this example
situation:
The roof of Jill's house was
damaged in a storm, so she arranged for somebody to repair it. Yesterday a
workman came and did the job.
Jill had the roof repaired
yesterday.
This means: Jill arranged for
somebody else to repair the roof. She didn't repair it herself.
We use have something done to
say that we arrange for somebody else to do something for us.
Compare:
* Jill repaired the roof. (=
she repaired it herself)
* Jill had the roof repaired.
(= she arranged for somebody else to repair it)
Study these sentences:
* Did Ann make the dress
herself or did she have it made?
* 'Are you going to repair the
car yourself?' 'No, I'm going to have it repaired.'
Be careful with word order.
The past participle (repaired/cut etc.) is after the object (the roof your hair
etc.):
have + object + past
participle
Jill had the roof repaired
yesterday.
Where did you have your hair
cut?
Your hair looks nice. Have you
had it cut?
Julia has just had central
heating installed in her house.
We are having the house
painted at the moment.
How often do you have your car
serviced?
I think you should have that
coat cleaned soon.
I don't like having my
photograph taken.
B. You can also say 'get
something done' instead of 'have something done' (mainly in informal spoken
English):
* When are you going to get
the roof repaired? (= have the roof repaired)
* I think you should get your
hair cut.
C. Sometimes have something
done has a different meaning. For example:
* Jill and Eric had all their
money stolen while they were on holiday.
Of course this does not mean
that they arranged for somebody to steal their money. 'They had all their
money stolen' means only: 'All
their money was stolen from them.'
With this meaning, we use have
something done to say that something happens to somebody or their
belongings. Usually what
happens is not nice:
* George had his nose broken
in a fight.
* Have you ever had your
passport stolen?
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