Active and Passive (5)

F. We use have something done to say that we arrange for somebody else to do something for us.
F1. Be careful with word order. The past participle (repaired/ cut etc.) is after the objective
F2. We can also say ‘get something done’ instead of ‘have something done’ (mainly in informal spoken English).
F3. Sometimes have something done has a different meaning. (e.g. 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 manly was stolen from them’.)
F4. With this meaning, we use have something done to say that something happens to somebody or their belongings. Usually what happens is not nice.

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