Verbs + Other Verbs #4

Verbs + Other Verbs (#4):

Verb + Object + Past Participle Two verbs, have and get, can be used in a special way:

they can be followed by an object and the past participle

of a verb. When have and get are used in this way, the

meaning is something like "someone (verb) (object)":

Examples:

She has her her car washed every week. /

She gets her car washed every week.

(Someone washes her car every week.)

He's having his blood pressure checked./

He's getting his blood pressure checked.

(Someone is checking his blood pressure.)

She's going to have her ears pierced. /

She's going to get her ears pierced.

(Someone's going to pierce her ears.)

He had his hair cut. /

He got his hair cut.

(Someone cut his hair.)

I have to have my car fixed. /

I have to get my car fixed.

(Someone has to fix my car.)

They've had their house painted. /

They've gotten their house painted.

(Someone has painted their house.)