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Causative Verbs

Have & Get — Arranging and Persuading

"Have" means to arrange for someone to do something, usually as part of a service or their job. Structure: have + object + base verb. "I had the mechanic check my brakes." "Get" is similar but involves more persuasion or effort. Structure: get + object + TO-infinitive (with "to"!). "She got her assistant to prepare the report." This is the key difference: "have" takes a base verb; "get" takes "to + infinitive".

Have & Get — Arranging and Persuading

"Have" means to arrange for someone to do something, usually as part of a service or their job. Structure: have + object + base verb. "I had the mechanic check my brakes." "Get" is similar but involves more persuasion or effort. Structure: get + object + TO-infinitive (with "to"!). "She got her assistant to prepare the report." This is the key difference: "have" takes a base verb; "get" takes "to + infinitive".

Practice

She had the decorator ___ the entire flat before the guests arrived.

He managed to get his neighborwater the plants while he was away.

Put the words in the correct order:

Click words from the bank to place them here

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