Lingoda Group Class Notes 24
Topic: Causatives: 'have' and 'get' Relatedskill: Grammar
Date: 28 June 2024 Teacher: Will(UK)
What I've learned
Idioms
to twist someone’s arm - Meaning: to persuade someone to do something they don’t want to do. - Example: I’ve twisted his arm and he’s going to give you a discount on the tickets.
Grammar
We use a causative structure to talk about something that someone else did for us or another person.
- I got my hair cut last week
- Tina had her TV fixed yesterday.
Causative because the subject caused the action to happen but didn’tdo it themselves.
Have / get + object + past participle
We use this structure when we arrange orpay someone to do something for us.
- I had my car washed.
- We got our nails painted.
Get is more informal than have.
Have + person + bare infinitive + object
We use this structure when we ask,arrange or pay someone to do somethingand we say who did it.
- I had my brother wash my car.
- We had my Mum paint our nails.
The bare infinitive is another way of saying theinfinitive without 'to': wash, paint,order.
Get + person + full infinitive + object
We use this structure when we persuade someone to dosomething and say who did it.
- I got my brother to wash my car.
- We got my Mum to paint our nails.
Remember to use the full infinitive in thisstructure: to wash, to paint, to order.
Review
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Will is an experienced English teacher with over 20 years of experience teaching in Thailand. He reminds me a lot of my high school English teacher, David. He explains grammar in a clear and understandable way and gives valuable feedback. After class, he sends each of us a summary of the lesson. He's truly an excellent teacher.