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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Causative verb

when I saw several examples of passive causative on web/blog, there are something make me confused. here is the example :

1. The government got the bridge built quickly.
2. I get this chairs painted.
3. I got my car washed and waxed.

the structure is : Subject + causative verb + Object + Verb 3

my question is...
why using "get" in second example?? and why using "got" in first and third sentences ??

thx..
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Those sentences are meaning to have an event made someone else I mean They themselves don't do this job. you can be affected this event but you don't do this event you own Another person does this to you ex:I had my hair cut Did cut my hair myself? No.

— Matthew.90

  • Those sentences are meaning to have an event made someone else I mean They themselves don't do this job.
  • you can be affected this event but you don't do this event you own Another person does this to you ex:I had my hair cut Did cut my hair myself?
  • No.
  • The barber cut my hair
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Those sentences are meaning to have an event made someone else I mean They themselves don't do this job.
you can be affected this event but you don't do this event you own Another person does this to you

ex:I had my hair cut

Did cut my hair myself? No.
The barber cut my hair
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Anonymous1. The government got the bridge built quickly.
2. I get these chairs painted every year.
3. I got my car washed and waxed.
get is the present tense. got is the past tense. The causative idea remains the same no matter which tense you use.
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