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Causative Form: Teacher: Fábio Dutra

The document discusses the causative form in English. The causative is formed with "have + object + past participle" and is used to say that someone arranges for something to be done by another person, rather than doing it themselves. Examples are given such as "He had his jacket cleaned" and "Did you have your camera fixed?". There are three verbs that can be used in the causative - have, get, and make - and the differences between them are explained.

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Causative Form: Teacher: Fábio Dutra

The document discusses the causative form in English. The causative is formed with "have + object + past participle" and is used to say that someone arranges for something to be done by another person, rather than doing it themselves. Examples are given such as "He had his jacket cleaned" and "Did you have your camera fixed?". There are three verbs that can be used in the causative - have, get, and make - and the differences between them are explained.

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Causative Form

Teacher: Fábio Dutra


A causative é formada com

'have + object + past participle’

O particípio passado tem um significado passivo.


Usamos a causative em inglês para dizer que arranjamos alguém
para fazer algo por nós.

He had his jacket cleaned.

He didn't clean it himself.

The Causative Form


Perguntas e negações com o verbo 'have’ são formadas
com do/does ou did no past simple

Peter had his phone stolen last night.

Did you have your camera fixed?

Em conversações informais podemos utilizar 'get’ ao invés de 'have‘

She's getting her hair done again.


É importante ter a ordem correta das
palavras

Na primeira frase, John


'John had his car repaired.’ providenciou para que
outra pessoa consertasse
'John had repaired his car.' seu carro. Na segunda
frase, ele fez isso sozinho.
O causativo pode ser usado com a maioria das formas
verbais e também é formado com as formas infinitivo e
-ing.

It's worth having his car repaired

He should have his car repaired.


Também usamos essa forma...

• Se quisermos saber quem fez a ação, podemos usar by


He’s having his tattoo done by one of the best experts in the city.
• Também usamos a forma causal para falar sobre experiências
ruins ou contratempos

They’ve had their suitcases stolen at the airport.


Existem três verbos que devemos usar no causativo
HAVE, GET & MAKE.

a) He has the lawn mown every b) He got his son to mow the
weekend by his son. (He does lawn for him. (He persuaded his
son to do it for him.)
not do it.)
GET + OBJECT + TO
HAVE + OBJECT + PAST
INFINITIVE
PARTICIPLE

c) He got the lawn mown by his d) He made his son mow the
son. (He asked him to do it for lawn.
him.) (He insisted or ordered his son do
GET + OBJECT + PAST it.)
PARTICIPLE MAKE + OBJECT +
INFINITIVE
GET is considered more
Although HAVE and MAKE informal and we tend to use it
give the impression that in spoken English. We shall
someone causes an action to be also use GET when the subject
done by a third person, you does the action.
might have noticed that there is
a difference between the two.

They always get their


She has her son’s bedroom homework done on time.
cleaned.
He got the lawn mown
She made her son clean his before lunch.
bedroom.
And now, some exercises 

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