John would have him killed. Would actually have him killed

John will kill him?

*John would kill him

John would arrange for someone to kill the person.

He wanted a simple sentence

Yes, but he wanted a simple sentence that meant the same thing! "John would have him killed" does not mean "John would/will kill him." It means "John would have someone else kill him."

Hi Khoff,

Can I ask you if this is one of those patterns like "I would have done it, but I didn't"; "We would have been soaked if we hadn't brought the umbrella with us"?

Thank you.

Tinanam

Hi Tinanam -- no, it's not the same at all -- it's a completely different use of "have."
"To have done something" is a form of the past tense. (Have you done your homework yet? Yes, I have done it.)
"Would have done" is a conditional -- "John would have killed him, but he escaped."

"To have something done" means to cause someone else to do something rather than

Anonymous"John would have him killed. Would actually have him killed. "Please, help me to translate it in simple words.

John would arrange for someone to kill him. Really.

Compare:

I hired a cleaning company to come and clean my kitchen. ~ I am going to have the kitchen cleaned.

My friend offered to fix the broken

Hi anonymous

I hope you don't mind me asking questions.

Hi Khoff, hi CaliJim

Now I understand it's for someone to do the work for John. I think my trouble is with "would" appearing in "John would arrange for someone to kill him".

1. Would you please make a preceding sentence that relates John would have him killed, or John would arrange for someone to ki

1. He owed John a lot of money. He was afraid that if he didn't pay, John would have him killed.

2. Yes, they're the same.