Read the situations, then write sentences using have something done. 1 John's suit is dirty. It has to be dry-cleaned. What
should he do? …He should have his suit dry-cleaned…
2 All Linda's clothes are made specially for her. What
does she do?
3 3 They arranged for their house to be painted last week.
Now it has been done. What have they done?
4 Malcolm's car was broken into last night. What happened to him?
5 Her bag was stolen yesterday. What happened to her?
2 Linda has all her clothes made specially for her. This means that she hires a tailor or a designer to create her clothes according to her specific measurements and preferences.
3 They arranged for their house to be painted last week. This means that they hired painters to paint their house. Now that the painting is finished, they have successfully had their house painted.
4 Malcolm's car was broken into last night. This means that someone forcibly entered his car without permission. Unfortunately, Malcolm experienced this incident, and his car was targeted by criminals.
5 Her bag was stolen yesterday. This means that someone took her bag without her permission or knowledge. It was forcefully or unlawfully taken away from her.