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Listen with a purpose

Notice the useful language in “How to Use Get and Have in the Causative”.

Compare the lifestyles

Notice the contrast between doing a task yourself and arranging for someone else to do it.

Build the structure

Use have or get plus an object and a past participle: “have something done.”

Use real examples

Apply the pattern to haircuts, repairs, meals, transport, and other services.

Cultural note

The context makes the phrase land.

English uses the causative when the result matters more than the worker. “I had my hair cut” does not mean I cut it myself; it means I arranged the service.

Try it

Practice the situation.

Write four sentences about services you arrange for yourself or your home using have or get something done. Say your response aloud before checking the examples below.

“I get my hair cut every six weeks, and I had my bike repaired last month.”

Expression cards · 10 from the transcript

These cards were extracted from the transcript and grouped by the kind of language learners can practice.

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do everything himself

Complete all tasks personally instead of arranging help.

Example sentence

“He likes to do everything himself.”

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have something done

Arrange for another person to complete a task.

Example sentence

“We use have or get plus the thing plus a past participle.”

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get his beard trimmed

Arrange for someone to trim his beard.

Example sentence

“He gets his beard trimmed twice a week.”

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have his meals cooked

Arrange for someone to cook his meals.

Example sentence

“He has all of his meals cooked for him.”

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get his clothes made

Arrange for a tailor to make his clothes.

Example sentence

“He gets his clothes made for him.”

Getting Around

get driven around

Arrange for someone else to drive you.

Example sentence

“He gets driven all over the city.”

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because it’s cheaper

Give cost as a reason for arranging a service.

Example sentence

“We need to get things done because it’s cheaper.”

Conversation

tell us in the comments

Invite viewers to share an example or opinion.

Example sentence

“Tell us in the comments about some things you like to get done.”

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The main idea

The most important point in a lesson or conversation.

Example sentence

“The main idea of this lesson is how people communicate in work & business situations.”

Clear, honest language

In other words

A phrase used to explain the same idea more simply.

Example sentence

“In other words, the speaker is showing a natural way to handle this situation.”

Check your understanding

What does “do everything himself” communicate?

RTB commentary

The causative lets you focus on an arranged result rather than the person doing the task. Compare what Neeraj does himself with what Neerajito has done for him.