The power of DO, BE, HAVE
Learn how DO, BE and HAVE work to transform sentences into questions, negatives or change their tense.
passives
‘Get’ 7: Replacing ‘have’ in the Causative
‘GET‘ can replace ‘have’ in causatives: He got his hair cut. = He had his hair cut. The Causative speaks about things that we do not do ourselves, but for which we normally pay someone to do them for us.… Read More »‘Get’ 7: Replacing ‘have’ in the Causative
‘Get’ 6: Replacing ‘be’ in the Passive
‘GET’ can replace ‘be’ in the Passive. She got promoted. = She was promoted. Read George’s reply to Ellen’s letter and see how ‘GET’ is used in the Passive and with adjectives. You can download a free Study Sheet as… Read More »‘Get’ 6: Replacing ‘be’ in the Passive