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GET + something + past participle

We can use this structureThe way in which the parts of a sentence, clause or expression are arranged. E.g.: make somebody + infinitive in "The teacher made me rewrite the composition." instead of have + something + past participle in the following cases:

(a) When there is a feeling that something must be done.

I must get my photo taken.

(b) In orders and imperativeThe sentence type used to express suggestions, directions or orders. E.g.: Clean your shoes, will you?s.

HAVE + something + past participle

This is probably the most common causative structureThe way in which the parts of a sentence, clause or expression are arranged. E.g.: make somebody + infinitive in "The teacher made me rewrite the composition.", which stresses the objectA person or thing that is affected by the action of a verb or involved in the result of an action. of the actionA general term expressing that somebody or something does something, rather than its agentThe doer of an action; the person or the thing that does something. E.g.: True Romance was written by Tarantino. ("Tarantino").

We are having the house redecorated.

It can also be used to express accidents or misfortunes happening to someone.

Form: passive voice

In an active sentence the basic word order is S-V-O (subjectThe person or thing that performs the action of a verb or that is described by a verb. E.g.: Andy has never been to Brunei. ("Andy"), verbA part of speech that expresses an action or a state. E.g.: John seldom plays tennis. and objectA person or thing that is affected by the action of a verb or involved in the result of an action.). When we transform it into the passive voiceThe form of the transitive verb that shows whether the subject acts (active voice) or is acted upon (passive voice)., the word order remains the same but the object of the active sentence (1) becomes the subject of the passive sentence and the subject of the active sentence (2) (the doer of the actionA general term expressing that somebody or something does something) may or may not be mentioned. (See table below.)

The perfect aspect

have + verb-ed

The perfect aspect is expressed with the auxiliaryA helping verb used with main verbs to express mood, voice and tense. E.g.: I can't stand when I am disturbed. ("can", "am") have and the third form of the verb, which is also called the past participle. Depending on the timeA concept which is related to our perception of reality; that part of existence which is measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, etc. of the actionA general term expressing that somebody or something does something, we use the past, present or modal + infinitive form of have.

The past participle replacing a clause

The actionA general term expressing that somebody or something does something expressed by the past participle happens before or at the same time as another one. The participle replaces a clauseA group of related words containing a subject and a verb. with a passive verbA part of speech that expresses an action or a state. E.g.: John seldom plays tennis..

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