Passive Causative

What are passive causative?

We use this structure to talk about services or activities that
people arrange for someone else to do.

Examples:
Peter had his house repaired after the tornado last year.
The President had his speech written by a very talented group of
writers.

In both cases, the person (Peter and the President) arranged for
something (repairing a house and writing a speech) to be done
by a third person.



Causative verbs
have get
have: formal situations
get: informal situations
What is the sentence structure?
subject | have/get | object | past participle | by + agent

Example 1:

Problem/Situation: Yesterday, my car broke down
Solution: I had it fixed by the mechanic

I |had| it | fixed | by the mechanic

subject | have/get | object | past participle | by + agent

Example 2:

We | got | the report | printed | by professionals

Example 3: (without by + agent)

She | has had | the note | analyzed
Example 4: (without by + agent)

He | had | his home entertainment system |
installed a few days ago
Dont confuse between:
Simple Passive Causative Past Perfect
They had the grass cut They had cut the grass
Someone else cut the grass They had done this before a specific
time in the past
Passive Causative To get something done
I got the work done by a
mechanic
I got the work done by
noon
Passive causative I finished the work by 12 p.m.
Additional Information
Need and want may be used in passive causative
sentences. In some cases, the passive causative verb
(had / got) may be dropped altogether.


I need to have the car tuned up.
I need the car tuned up.
I want to have my teeth checked. I think I might have a cavity.
I want my teeth checked. I think I might have a cavity.
In addition, modal auxiliary verbs may be used with
the causative sentence structure. Most often, modals
express a suggestion by the speaker, such as: You
should have your hair cut. Unlike need and want,
though, the causative verb must always accompany
the modal verb.
subject | modal auxiliary verb | have / get| object | past participle
Examples:
He | should | have | his suits | cleaned

Emma |should| have |her hair| done before the party

Katie | must | have | her necklace | repaired