English, baby!

Have something done

Date: Oct 03 2007

Topic: Grammar

Author: rhyme_reason

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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nabeel13

Syrian Arab Republic

thx its very important

ismael salah

United Arab Emirates

yes thats very important

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~~->

pwint06

Singapore

Of course,certainly.

That's very useful for grammar.

Thank you.

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. :-)