Please explane have sth +pp structure

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Quangtrungvtv

#424256 Thu, 27 Sep 07 11:37 AM

ex: I have bicycle repared

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Le Quang Trung I love English very much, but I'm not proficient. Please help me to correct the grammar of the sentences above. Thank you very much!

Yankee

#424268 Thu, 27 Sep 07 12:29 PM

Hi Quantrungvtv

If you say "I had the bicycle repaired" that means that you asked or told someone else to repair the bicycle. You did not repair the bicycle yourself.

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Yoong Liat

#424326 Thu, 27 Sep 07 02:53 PM

Please explane have sth +pp structure

Please explain 'have sth + pp structure'.

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Marius Hancu

#424327 Thu, 27 Sep 07 02:57 PM

Please explain THE/A 'have sth + pp structure'

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Yoong Liat

#424332 Thu, 27 Sep 07 03:04 PM

Marius Hancu wrote:
Please explain THE/A 'have sth + pp structure'

Please explain THE/A 'have sth + pp structure'.

Yoong Liat

Quangtrungvtv

#424608 Fri, 28 Sep 07 04:55 AM

I see this structure difficult to understand and using, Could anyone explain more detail and class all structure in English? ( How many structure form in English ?).

Quangtrungvtv

Goodman

#424625 Fri, 28 Sep 07 05:31 AM

Quangtrungvtv wrote:
ex: I have bicycle repared

Hi Quangtrungvtv,

This structure is used quite often in English. It does create some problem for learners because of it's false "perfect" appearance. For instance: I just had my suit dry-cleaned last week and had coffee spilled all over it by the waiter while having lunch today. This actually is past tense constructed with the verbs used in passive construction.

Hope this helps you...