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Help me please

miss noor

Help me please

Hi everybody,

Please help me

I hvae two problems :

1/ What is the correct answer of this question :

Are they played in different countries?

Yes, they are played in many countries

Yes, they are. They are played in many countries

2/ There is a rule I donÂ´t understand it

Have something done

It is difficult to explain it . May you help me

22 Feb 2009

manuelanunes3

Correct form: Yes, they are. They are played in many countries.

22 Feb 2009

bamarcia

Hi Miss Noor,

I donï¿½t think the original question is correct. It should be:

Have they played in many countries? (Present Perfect expressing experience)

Yes, they have. They have played in many countries.

As to the second question, "Have something done" is called Causative have

Itï¿½s used when you don ï¿½t do things yourself, but have someone do them for you:

Iï¿½ll have my house painted. (other people, maybe painters, will paint it, not you. Compare to Iï¿½ll paint my house)

Iï¿½ve had the plumbing repaired= The plumber (my husband, or someone else) has repaired it.

Iï¿½ve had a haircut = I have had my hair cut= The hairdresser has cut it.

Itï¿½s used in different tenses, not only in the present perfect.

Hope it helps.

Marcia

22 Feb 2009

Nebal

Hi noor,

the first question is in the passive form: Certain games are played in different countries.

The 2nd example is in the causative form. It shows that we have someone do sth.

I had my brother wash my car. ( active causative)

I had my car washed. ( passive causative) In these examples, it ï¿½s not me who wash the car, but asking someone to wash it for me.

I hope it ï¿½s clear!!

Hugs,

Nebal

22 Feb 2009

bamarcia

Sorry, Miss Noor.

Nebal is absolutely right. The first example is the passive voice of the simple present!

They play games in many countries. (active voice)

Games (or they) are played in many countries.

Therefore,

Are they played in many countries? could have both answers:

Yes, they are. They are played in many countries.

or Yes, they are played in many countries.

or even: Yes, they are.(which sounds more ï¿½naturalï¿½ for me)

Sorry again! I donï¿½t think I had woken up completely!!! Too much carnival on my head! hehehe

Marcia

22 Feb 2009

mysweetself

Hi miss noor regarding your question about have and get something done....( If that is what you mean )...

It is very easy ... Tell your pupils they are going to arrange a birthday party for their friend . Ask them to give you suggestions about what they are going to bring or do by themselves and what the things they are going to let others do for them.Give them examples to motivate them like are they going to clean the whole house, by themselves ,arrane the flowers or make a big cake ........

So bring some pictures of a cleaning lady ( a maid), a baker , florist , a printer shop ( for invitations) .....etc

and ask them to form sentences ....

In the begining they will will not grasp the rule ,but after they make mistakes .Explain that if you want to get or have something done for you...like cleaning, making a cake ,cutting hair , making dresses.......etc

They should use :

get/have + object + past participle

we will get the camera fixed.

I will get the cake made