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Eladio Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Active/Passive for Causative Have
I have three questions for you, dear friends from EnglishForward, all related to the causative verb have. Could you help me with them, please?
1.- It is clear for me how to make sentences in Past and Present with the causative have. But I have troubles with the future.
For instance, which is the active sentence for the passive “I’m going to have my car repaired”?
2.- Is it the same to say: “I got my hair cut” or “I had my hair cut”
3.- Is it the same to say: “Have you ever had your passport stolen?” or “Has your passport been ever stolen?”
Thank you in advance,
Eladio
1.- It is clear for me how to make sentences in Past and Present with the causative have. But I have troubles with the future.
For instance, which is the active sentence for the passive “I’m going to have my car repaired”?
2.- Is it the same to say: “I got my hair cut” or “I had my hair cut”
3.- Is it the same to say: “Have you ever had your passport stolen?” or “Has your passport been ever stolen?”
Thank you in advance,
Eladio
Top answer
1. I'm going to have someone repair my car 2. somebody cut my hair/the hairdresser cut my hair/I asked someone to cut my hair 3.
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- I'm going to have someone repair my car 2.
- somebody cut my hair/the hairdresser cut my hair/I asked someone to cut my hair 3.
- has anybody ever stolen your passport
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1. I'm going to have someone repair my car
2. somebody cut my hair/the hairdresser cut my hair/I asked someone to cut my hair
3. has anybody ever stolen your passport
2. somebody cut my hair/the hairdresser cut my hair/I asked someone to cut my hair
3. has anybody ever stolen your passport
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Hi, pieanne! Thank you, but you did not answer to my two lasst questions:
2.- Is it the same to say “I got my hair cut” or “I had my hair cut”
3.- Is it the same to say “Have you ever had your passport stolen?” or “Has your passport been ever stolen?”
Eladio
2.- Is it the same to say “I got my hair cut” or “I had my hair cut”
3.- Is it the same to say “Have you ever had your passport stolen?” or “Has your passport been ever stolen?”
Eladio
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Sorry!
2. to me it's the same
3.a) you're talking about "you"
3.b) you're talking about passports.
2. to me it's the same
3.a) you're talking about "you"
3.b) you're talking about passports.
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Hello Eladio:
I am an ESL teacher, and I'd like to answer your grammar questions.
Responses:
1) The active sentence for the passive I'm going to have my car repaired" would be "(Someone/A mechanic/etc. ) is going to repair my car" when the subject is one of the above.
2) The 2 sentences "I got my hair cut" and "I had my hair cut" are essentially the same in meaning (both acti
I am an ESL teacher, and I'd like to answer your grammar questions.
Responses:
1) The active sentence for the passive I'm going to have my car repaired" would be "(Someone/A mechanic/etc. ) is going to repair my car" when the subject is one of the above.
2) The 2 sentences "I got my hair cut" and "I had my hair cut" are essentially the same in meaning (both acti
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