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Hovesomething done

I can use havesomething done to talk about services provided by professionals.

Havesomething done is a special passive structure which
we use when we arrange - and usually pay- for somebody ¿3) them yourself?
to do a specificjob for us. you.
She hadher nailspainted. O No, i had them-painted At a shop
(= She paid someone to paint her nails.) llA- tOWUV

We can use have something done in different tenses and ¿3)"&ut what about the avails ovÿ the
with different modal verbs. Only have changes. other h aiÿd?
Are you havingyour haircut? Qok I'm.0oIia¿) to have them dovÿe
I won't havemy eyes tested today. i/vext weete. didn't have euvough
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moÿey to have them dovÿe today !
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Subject have object
participle
He has his bike checked once a year.

They 're having their car repaired at the moment.

We had the house painted last year.

She 's had her hair washed.

You can have your eyes tested here.

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1 You can have aT-shirt printed. ÿ 4 You can have Vour Photo taken- ÿ
2 You can have your computer fixed. [ 5 You can have your shoes mended.

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