Transcript Diapositiva 1

The causative is a common
structure in English.
It is used when one thing or
person causes another thing or
person to do something.
There are two basic causative
structures.
One is like an active, and the other
is like a passive.
These examples use the causative verb "have":
I have John fix the car.
(I arranged for the car to be fixed by John
- I caused him to fix it.)
I have the car fixed
(I arranged for the car to be fixed by someone.
We don't know who, so this is like a passive.)
This is the basic structure of the active form,
along with some more examples
Have someone do something
Subject
Susan
The police
We
Causative
verb
Agent
Action
verb
Object
has
her brother
do
her homework.
have
the suspect
stop
his car.
have
the carpenter
fix
our window.
In the passive form, there is usually no agent.
The action verb is in the past participle, and
the object comes before it:
Have something done
Subject
Causative verb
Object
Action verb
We
have
our door
fixed.
Rose
has
her hair
cut.
Dario
has
the windows
cleaned
There many other verbs that can be used with causatives.
In the active form, some of these verbs require the action
verb to have "to" before it. These are some examples of the
most common causative verbs.
Verb
Meaning
Form of
Action Verb
Examples
make
force,
compel
plain form
- The robbers made us lie on the floor.
[No passive form]
- I got Jane to pick me up in the car.
get
let
same as
"have"
allow
"to" form
- She got her hair cut.
- I'll let you borrow my bike.
plain form
[No passive form]