This section is about the causative form or 'have something done'. This structure is used in English when we do not do something ourselves, but we arrange for someone else to do it for us. It's not too difficult, but you have to get used to it.
4. The taxi driver had his car repaired (introduction to causative have)
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1. I want the dentist to fix my teeth.
I'll have the dentist fix my teeth.
I'll have my teeth fixed.
2. The cleaner is going to wash my windows.
I'm going to have my windows washed.
I'm going to have the cleaner wash my windows.
3. The gardener cut Joe's grass yesterday
Joe had the gardener cut his grass yesterday.
Joe had his grass cut yesterday.
4. The plumber is mending our broken tap.
We are having the plumber mend our broken tap
We are having our broken tap mended.
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Curiosidad
Central Park is a large public, urban park that occupies over a square mile (341 hectares) in the heart of Manhattan in New York City. It is host to approximately twenty-five million visitors each year. Central Park was opened in 1859, completed in 1873 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1963.
The park is maintained by the Central Park Conservancy, a private, not-for-profit organization that manages the park under a contract with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, in which the president of the Conservancy is ex officio Administrator of Central Park.
Central Park is bordered on the north by West 110th Street, on the south by West 59th Street, on the west by Eighth Avenue. Along the park's borders however, these are known as Central Park North, Central Park South, and Central Park West respectively. Fifth Avenue retains its name along the eastern border of the park. Most of the areas immediately adjacent to the park are known for impressive buildings and valuable real estate.
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