Unit 7 –Problem Solving

1. Unit 7 –Problem Solving Mr. Gunn’s Track 1 Class

2. Causative Get and Have • Today we are going to look at get and have. We use get and have to say that we caused someone do something for us.

3. Get someone todo something If you getsomeoneto do something for you, you ask them, make them or force them to do something. get + a person + toverb

4. He is getting hertomail a letter.

5. Some more examples I gotSusantocut my hair. I gotmy boss togive me a raise. She gother teacher tohelp her. He gothis uncle tofix his car.

6. Have someone do something If you have someonedo something for you, you ask them, make them or force them to do something. have + a person + verb

7. Some more examples She hadthe waiter bring her coffee. The coach had the teamrun around the field ten times. The teacher hadthe students write a ten page essay.

8. Task 1: In Class • Make a list of 10 things that you had someone do for you this week. Examples: I hadmy wife cut my hair. I gotmy friend to lend me $100.

9. Get + something + done • A similar pattern can be made using the past participle (P.P). I got my car fixed by my Uncle. This means: I got my Uncle to fix my car.

10. Have + something + done • Have follows the same pattern using the past participle (P.P). I had my hair cut at Marvin’s Beauty Salon. This means: I got someone at Marvin’s Beauty Salon to cut my hair.