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Apuntes

11.1 The causative We use the causative: • to say that someone has arranged for somebody to do something for them. John is having his new car delivered in the morning. • to say that something unpleasant happened to someone. Mrs Temp has had her car broken into. We form the causative with have + object + past participle. It can be used in a variety of tenses. I was having my kitchen painted last weekend. Tina has been having her clothes made for her for years. The school has its rubbish collected every day. Note: We can also use get + object + past participle. This structure is less formal. Jo got her mobile phone taken away in class yesterday!