Verbos causativos (have something done)
Cómo usar los causativos en inglés: have / get something done (mandar a hacer algo), make y have someone do, let someone do, con ejemplos y diferencias.
En resumen
- Have / get + objeto + participio = mandar a hacer algo: I had my car repaired.
- Make someone do = obligar; let someone do = dejar, permitir.
- En español decimos «me corté el pelo», pero si lo hizo otra persona: I had my hair cut.
Have / get something done#
have / get
had
Objeto
my laptop
Participio
fixed
I'm having my apartment painted.
Me están pintando el apartamento.
She got her passport renewed.
Renovó su pasaporte (se lo renovaron).
We need to have the contract reviewed.
Tenemos que mandar a revisar el contrato.
Make, let, have, get + persona#
| Estructura | Significado | Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|
| make + persona + verbo base | obligar, hacer que | My boss made me redo the report. |
| let + persona + verbo base | dejar, permitir | They let us work from home. |
| have + persona + verbo base | encargarle a alguien | I'll have my assistant call you. |
| get + persona + to + verbo | convencer a alguien | I got him to help me. |
Errores comunes#
I cut my hair (en la peluquería).
I had my hair cut.
Lo hizo otra persona.
She made me to wait.
She made me wait.
Make + verbo base, sin to.
They let me to leave early.
They let me leave early.
Let + verbo base.
Practica
Elige la opción correcta. Te mostramos la explicación al instante.
1.«Mandé a arreglar el carro»
2.My parents didn't ___ me go out.
3.The teacher made us ___ the essay again.
4.I got my friend ___ me move.
5.She's having her nails ___.
Preguntas frecuentes
¿Have something done también sirve para cosas malas?+
Sí, para algo que te pasó: I had my phone stolen (me robaron el celular).