English grammar
Have it fixed, get someone to come: arranging jobs
Arrange repairs: have something fixed, get someone to come, have someone check it.
From the scene I'm going to have it all fixed
In short
Someone else does it: have it fixed. Arrange it: get someone to come, or have someone check it.
Your turn
Which one goes with already arranged?
Options: I'm going to have it all fixed · get an electrician to come · I've had a fire extinguisher installed
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already arranged → I've had a fire extinguisher installed
How it works
Have + thing + past participle means someone else does the job for you: I'm going to have it all fixed.
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Get + person + to + verb means you arrange or persuade someone to do it: I've got Tomás to lend me his tools.
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Have + person + base verb, with no to, sounds like an instruction: have a professional check it.
someone else does the job I'm going to have it all fixed
Ramón
Don't worry. I'm going to have it all fixed immediately.
Tranquila. Lo voy a mandar arreglar todo inmediatamente.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Don't worry. (blank) immediately.
Options: I'm going to have it all fixed · I've had a fire extinguisher installed · Get an electrician to come
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Ramón
Don't worry. I'm going to have it all fixed immediately.
Tranquila. Lo voy a mandar arreglar todo inmediatamente.
already arranged I've had a fire extinguisher installed
Ramón
All taken care of: I've had a fire extinguisher installed on every floor.
Todo previsto: he mandado poner un extintor en cada piso.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
All taken care of: (blank) on every floor.
Options: Get an electrician to come · I've had a fire extinguisher installed · I'm going to have it all fixed
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Ramón
All taken care of: I've had a fire extinguisher installed on every floor.
Todo previsto: he mandado poner un extintor en cada piso.
arrange for someone to act get an electrician to come
Elena
Then get an electrician to come. In my home, the power comes and goes.
Pues haga venir a un electricista. En mi hogar, la corriente va y viene.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Then (blank). In my home, the power comes and goes.
Options: I'm going to have it all fixed · I've had a fire extinguisher installed · get an electrician to come
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Elena
Then get an electrician to come. In my home, the power comes and goes.
Pues haga venir a un electricista. En mi hogar, la corriente va y viene.
persuade someone I've already got Tomás to lend me his tools
Ramón
I've already got Tomás to lend me his tools.
Ya he hecho que Tomás me preste sus herramientas.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank).
Options: I've already got Tomás to lend me his tools · I'm going to have it all fixed · I've had a fire extinguisher installed
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Ramón
I've already got Tomás to lend me his tools.
Ya he hecho que Tomás me preste sus herramientas.
tell someone to act (no to) have a professional check it
Nuria
The letter's very specific: have a professional check it.
La carta es muy concreta: haga que lo revise un profesional.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
The letter's very specific: (blank).
Options: I've had a fire extinguisher installed · have a professional check it · I'm going to have it all fixed
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Nuria
The letter's very specific: have a professional check it.
La carta es muy concreta: haga que lo revise un profesional.
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
| someone else does the job | I'm going to have it all fixed |
|---|---|
| already arranged | I've had a fire extinguisher installed |
| arrange for someone to act | get an electrician to come |
| persuade someone | I've already got Tomás to lend me his tools |
| tell someone to act (no to) | have a professional check it |
More lines from the story
- RamónThey charge a fortune and guarantee absolutely nothing.Cobran un montón y no garantizan absolutamente nada.