English grammar
Have/get + object + past participle (results so far)
Report results achieved so far with have/get + object + past participle.
From the scene I've already got three walls painted
In short
Have got + thing + past participle reports a result you already have: I've got three walls painted.
Your turn
Which one goes with another finished task?
Options: I've got this month's accounts done · I've got three walls painted · got the fourth wall done too?
Show answer
another finished task → I've got this month's accounts done
How it works
Have got (or have) + object + past participle reports a result you already have, without saying who did the work.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Right, I've got enough (blank) for one day. See you tomorrow!
Options: do · done · doing
Show answer
Right, I've got enough done for one day. See you tomorrow!
Bueno, doy la jornada por terminada. ¡Hasta mañana!
Good to know
I've got three walls painted, I've got the accounts done. The participle comes straight after the object.
Good to know
It is not the causative have something done (paying someone to do it): it's just a report of how much is finished.
Good to know
Related: have got something down as = have it listed as.
a result you already have I've got three walls painted
another finished task I've got this month's accounts done
Tomás
And I've got this month's accounts done. Money is very tight.
Y yo tengo hechas las cuentas del mes. Vamos justísimos.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
And (blank). Money is very tight.
Options: Got the fourth wall done too · I've got this month's accounts done · I've got three walls painted
Show answer
Tomás
And I've got this month's accounts done. Money is very tight.
Y yo tengo hechas las cuentas del mes. Vamos justísimos.
asking about progress got the fourth wall done too?
Elena
Got the fourth wall done too, Javi?
¿Y la cuarta pared, Javi?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank), Javi?
Options: Got the fourth wall done too · I've got three walls painted · I've got this month's accounts done
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Elena
Got the fourth wall done too, Javi?
¿Y la cuarta pared, Javi?
the participle, not -ing or the base form three walls painted (not painting)
Javi
Great, Doña Elena. I've already got three walls painted.
Genial, Doña Elena. Ya tengo pintadas tres paredes.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Great, Doña Elena. I've already got (blank).
Options: I've got three walls painted · I've got this month's accounts done · three walls painted
Show answer
Javi
Great, Doña Elena. I've already got three walls painted.
Genial, Doña Elena. Ya tengo pintadas tres paredes.
to have it listed or recorded as I've got that one down as finished
Javi
I've got that one down as finished. It was already white.
Esa la doy por terminada. Ya era blanca.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank). It was already white.
Options: I've got three walls painted · I've got this month's accounts done · I've got that one down as finished
Show answer
Javi
I've got that one down as finished. It was already white.
Esa la doy por terminada. Ya era blanca.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| a result you already have | I've got three walls painted |
|---|---|
| another finished task | I've got this month's accounts done |
| asking about progress | got the fourth wall done too? |
| the participle, not -ing or the base form | three walls painted (not painting) |
| to have it listed or recorded as | I've got that one down as finished |
More lines from the story
- JaviRight, I've got enough done for one day. See you tomorrow!Bueno, doy la jornada por terminada. ¡Hasta mañana!
- ElenaAlready? It's eleven in the morning!¿Ya? ¡Si son las once de la mañana!