Passive Causatives

Passive causatives:

get & have

We use causatives to mention that someone else does something for us.

We use PASSIVE CAUSATIVES to mention that we get a service or a favor, but the person who does the action is not important or not known.

Look at these examples.

We had our picture taken after the meeting.

They plan to have the offices painted next week.

Can she have her X-rays sent this morning?

We got our picture taken after the meeting.

They plan to get the offices painted next week.

Can she get her X-rays sent this morning?

FIGURE IT OUT . . .

Multiple Choice

1. Form the passive causative with the appropriate form of get or have + object + a ___________.

• present participle

  (verb-ing)

• past participle

Multiple Choice

2. In a passive causative statement, the _____________ comes between have or get and the past participle.

• service

• person

• action

Look at these examples.

We're having the office painted by Royal Painting Services. They're the best!

We had our picture taken by Diego Romero after the meeting.

Can she get her X-rays taken by Doctor Chavez this morning?

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Multiple Choice

Use a by phrase when it is ______ to mention the person or group doing the service.

• necessary

• not necessary