Spanish grammar
Getting things done: mandar arreglar, hacer venir, hacer que + subjunctive
Say how you will get repairs done: have something done, get someone to come, make sure someone does it.
From the scene Lo voy a mandar arreglar (I'm going to have it fixed)
In short
Have it done by someone else: mandar + infinitive. Get someone to do it: hacer + infinitive, or hacer que + subjunctive.
Your turn
Which one goes with get an electrician to come (usted)?
Options: haga que lo revise un profesional · haga venir a un electricista · lo voy a mandar arreglar todo
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get an electrician to come (usted) → haga venir a un electricista
How it works
Mandar + infinitive means having something done by someone else: lo voy a mandar arreglar.
Good to know
Hacer + infinitive means getting or making someone do something: haga venir a un electricista.
Good to know
Hacer que + subjunctive does the same with a full clause: haga que lo revise un profesional.
Good to know
After a present or present perfect verb, the subjunctive is present: he hecho que Tomás me preste sus herramientas.
I'm going to have it all fixed lo voy a mandar arreglar todo
Ramón
Tranquila. Lo voy a mandar arreglar todo inmediatamente.
Don't worry. I'm going to have it all fixed straight away.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Tranquila. (blank) inmediatamente.
Options: Haga que lo revise un profesional · Lo voy a mandar arreglar todo · Haga venir a un electricista
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Ramón
Tranquila. Lo voy a mandar arreglar todo inmediatamente.
Don't worry. I'm going to have it all fixed straight away.
get an electrician to come (usted) haga venir a un electricista
Elena
Pues haga venir a un electricista. En mi hogar, la corriente va y viene.
Then get an electrician to come. In my home, the power comes and goes.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Pues (blank). En mi hogar, la corriente va y viene.
Options: haga venir a un electricista · lo voy a mandar arreglar todo · haga que lo revise un profesional
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Elena
Pues haga venir a un electricista. En mi hogar, la corriente va y viene.
Then get an electrician to come. In my home, the power comes and goes.
get a professional to check it (usted) haga que lo revise un profesional
Nuria
La carta lo indica: haga que lo revise un profesional.
The letter says so: get a professional to check it.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
La carta lo indica: (blank).
Options: haga que lo revise un profesional · lo voy a mandar arreglar todo · haga venir a un electricista
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Nuria
La carta lo indica: haga que lo revise un profesional.
The letter says so: get a professional to check it.
I've got Tomás to lend me he hecho que Tomás me preste
Ramón
Ya he hecho que Tomás me preste sus herramientas.
I've already got Tomás to lend me his tools.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Ya (blank) sus herramientas.
Options: he hecho que Tomás me preste · lo voy a mandar arreglar todo · haga venir a un electricista
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Ramón
Ya he hecho que Tomás me preste sus herramientas.
I've already got Tomás to lend me his tools.
I've had an extinguisher put in he mandado poner un extintor
Ramón
Todo previsto: he mandado poner un extintor en cada piso.
All taken care of: I've had a fire extinguisher put on every floor.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Todo previsto: (blank) en cada piso.
Options: he mandado poner un extintor · lo voy a mandar arreglar todo · haga venir a un electricista
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Ramón
Todo previsto: he mandado poner un extintor en cada piso.
All taken care of: I've had a fire extinguisher put on every floor.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
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| I'm going to have it all fixed | lo voy a mandar arreglar todo |
|---|---|
| get an electrician to come (usted) | haga venir a un electricista |
| get a professional to check it (usted) | haga que lo revise un profesional |
| I've got Tomás to lend me | he hecho que Tomás me preste |
| I've had an extinguisher put in | he mandado poner un extintor |
More lines from the story
- RamónCobran un montón y no garantizan absolutamente nada.They charge a fortune and guarantee absolutely nothing.