主動 have + sb/sth + V pp 被動 Click your mouse to see how this pattern is used.

There are times when someone older or superior in position tells you to do something. For example, your mother told you to take care of your little sister while she was away; therefore, you couldn’t go out with your friends as you had promised them. You might tell them, “Sorry, my mom had me take care of my sister…” In this case, you are the one who did the action of taking care of your sister, so you use “take” rather than “taken” in the sentence.

Now, let’s take a look at another situation. If you want someone to cut your hair, ususally you’ll go to a beauty salon or a barber’s shop. You can simply say, “I’ll have my hair cut.” without mentioning the person who will do the cutting. Here in the sentence, your hair cannot do the action of cutting. A past participle “cut” is then used.

Now, look at the following situation and test how well you have learned about the pattern. Mark’s teacher told him to hand in his report tomorrow. You mentioned it to your friend, saying, “Mark’s teacher had him hand in his report tomorrow.” Mark himself might tell someone about it, “I’ll have my report handed in tomorrow.”

Now use the “have sb/sth V or pp” pattern to make the following sentences. David 明天會叫人將舊家具搬走。 David will have someone move away the old furniture tomorrow. Mary 將頭髮染成紅色的。 Mary had her hair dyed red. 他要他兒子立刻把那些錢放回去。 He had his son put back the money immediately. 歸還你之前我會把車子洗一洗。 I’ll have the car washed before returning it to you.