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Very importatant thing: CAUSATIVE HAVE

asolka

asolka

Poland

Please explain it for me… with some examples like:

His car is serviced twice a year.

He is having his car serviced twice a year. 

!! :(

04:49 PM Feb 10 2008 |

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latin-lover

Italy

I'm some problems too about the CAUSATIVE HAVE because it's very different from my language.

I've studied that it's used when someone or something does a service for you or other people, for example:-

tomorrow morning I'm having my checked car;

the next week she' s having her cut hair (cut like infinitive);

yesterday he had his + INFINITIVE + SERVICE

it should be like that!

07:27 AM Feb 11 2008 |

tiffintime

tiffintime

Sri Lanka

I think it's more usual to say, "Tomorrow morning, I'm having my car checked."

07:32 AM Feb 11 2008 |

latin-lover

Italy

yes, you're rightWink

12:27 PM Feb 11 2008 |