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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Grammar

Please, I'd like an explanation for when to use "have" or "get", for example:

- If you don't leave immediately, I'll HAVE you arrested

-Whatever you do, don't GET them telling you jokes.

-I opened the door to find we HAD/HAD GOT mice nesting in the wig collection. (in this case, what's the difference between had and had got?)

Thanks a lot - I'm taking CPE this year!!!

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The past participle has a passive meaning. For example I must get my watch repaired.

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  • The past participle has a passive meaning.
  • For example I must get my watch repaired.
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Anonymous- If you don't leave immediately, I'll HAVE you arrested
-Have+object+past participle can mean 'cause something to be done by somebody else'.The past participle has a passive meaning.
--Get can also be used this way.For example I must get my watch repaired.
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Anonymous-Whatever you do, don't GET them telling you jokes.
Get + object +...ing means 'make somebody/something start ...ing'.
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Anonymous-I opened the door to find we HAD/HAD GOT mice nesting in the wig collection. (in this case, what's the difference between had and had got?)
Get-forms of have are less common in the past tense.

PS:For answers I used Practical English Usage by Michael Swan.
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(1) In the United States, you may say "I have three hats" or "I have got three hats." They both mean the same. In the United States, "I have gotTEN three hats = I have just acquired or obtained them. (2) "I will have you arrested" = I will cause you (to be) arrested. You do not say the words "to be," but they are in your mind. This is a kind of passive sentence with "to be." So it is follow
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