Objective Proficiency Unit 20 GRAMMAR Structures with get and have

GRAMMAR: Structures with get and have

We can use get and have in both active and passive

patterns.

The active pattern, meaning 'cause or order

someone to do something', is get + person + to infinitive,

or have + person + infinitive without to:

1'l1 get the waiter to bring you the menu.

1'11 have the waiter bring you the menu.

Note that have is much more common in

American English; get is common in spoken British

English.

The passive pattern, meaning 'arrange for

somebody else to do something', is get / have +

object + past participle:

1'11 have /get the menu brought to you.

1 had to get / have my jacket cleaned after the party.

1 must go and get / have my photo taken for my new

passport.

1'11 get / have those copies made for you immediately.

She's getting/ having her teeth fixed.

Source: Grammar and vocabulary for Cambridge Advanced and Proficiency