Unit 46. Have something done.
Unit 46; Part A
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We use have something done to say that we arrange for somebody else to do something for us. Compare: • Lisa repaired the roof. (= she repaired it herself) Lisa had the roof repaired. (= she arranged for somebody else to repair it) • 'Did you make those curtains yourself?' 'Yes, I enjoy making things.' 'Did you have those curtains made?' 'No, I made them myself.' |
Unit 46; Part B

have | object | past participle |
Lisa had Where did you have Your hair looks nice. Have you had Our neighbour has just had We are having How often do you have I think you should have I don't like having | the roof your hair it a garage the house your car that coat my photograph | repaired yesterday. cut? cut? built. painted at the moment. serviced? cleaned. taken. |
Unit 46; Part C

You can also say 'get something done' instead of 'have something done' (mainly in informal spoken English):
• When are you going to get the roof repaired? (= have the roof repaired)
• I think you should get your hair cut really short.
Unit 46; Part D

• Paul and Karen had all their money stolen while they were on holiday.
This does not mean that they arranged for somebody to steal their money. 'They had all their money stolen' means only: 'All their money was stolen from them'.
With this meaning, we use have something done to say that something happens to somebody or their belongings. Usually what happens is not nice:
• Gary had his nose broken in a fight. (= his nose was broken)
• Have you ever had your passport stolen?
Exercises
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Поскольку почти треть жизни мы проводим во сне, следует подойти к выбору матраса максимально осознанно. Ортопедический матрас является незаменимым атрибутом хорошего отдыха. Ведь отдых - это важнейшая составляющая нашей жизни.