http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/5/wcgxv/Post.htm#971595Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:15:41 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:971595Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/5/wcgxv/Post.htm#971595http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-971595.xml1-I&#39;m having my computer repaired 2-I had my car checked(by my ..) 3-We have just had our windows cleaned 4-We are going to have our grass cut 5-we must have our house paintedhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/5/wcgxv/Post.htm#682805Wed, 04 Mar 2009 09:54:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:682805Loojka1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/5/wcgxv/Post.htm#682805http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-682805.xmlThank you, Yankee! I&#39;ve been racking my brains for the past few days trying to come up with an explanation. You helped a lot.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/5/wcgxv/Post.htm#682432Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:38:47 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:682432Grammar Geek2http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/5/wcgxv/Post.htm#682432http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-682432.xmlI&#39;m a bit late coming back to this thread but I wanted to give that huge round of applause that Yankee says you deserve. You did REALLY well with that set of hard sentences!http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/5/wcgxv/Post.htm#682425Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:28:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:682425Yankee3http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/5/wcgxv/Post.htm#682425http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-682425.xmlI was wondering if there is any significant difference between have something done and get something done Hi Loojka Sorry, I didn&#39;t see your question the first time you posted it. I would say that the two can generally be used interchangeably with no significant difference in meaning. I would also say that the use of &#39;get something done&#39; may sound somewhat more dynamic or forceful whereas the use of &#39;have something done&#39; may sometimes sound a bit more formal and somewhat less dynamic.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/4/wcgxv/Post.htm#682302Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:07:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:682302Loojka4http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/4/wcgxv/Post.htm#682302http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-682302.xmlHello, everyone! I was wondering if there is any significant difference between have something done and get something done Thank you!http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/4/wcgxv/Post.htm#682278Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:18:28 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:682278Yankee5http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/4/wcgxv/Post.htm#682278http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-682278.xmlHi xHealthY Is this the sort of thing you mean with before and after pictures? And did your teacher tell you that the causative passive should be in any particular tense? (e.g. past simple or present perfect ? -- I have a feeling your teacher wants present perfect because the AFTER picture shows how the woman looks now .) BEFORE picture = You see a picture of a woman with crooked teeth. AFTER picture = You see a picture of the same woman, but now her teeth are straight: She had her teeth fixed. / She has had her teeth fixed. BEFORE picture = You see a picture of a woman with gray hair. AFTER picture = You see the same woman, but now she has brown hair: She had her hair colored. / She has had her hair colored. BEFORE picture = You...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/4/wcgxv/Post.htm#682266Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:44:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:682266Goodman6http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/4/wcgxv/Post.htm#682266http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-682266.xmlShe has her teeth fixed good She has her bruise covered ok She ha s her hair colored. ok She has her hair changed ] ok Here is a clue - She just has her apartment Think !http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/4/wcgxv/Post.htm#682263Tue, 03 Mar 2009 07:32:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:682263xHealthY7http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/4/wcgxv/Post.htm#682263http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-682263.xmlI had to write 5 passive causative sentences describing the before after pictures. not sure if this are right. She has her teeth fixed She has her bruise covered. She had her hair colored. She has her hair changed Need 1 more. Thinking! But can help me correct those?http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/4/wcgxv/Post.htm#681335Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:48:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:681335xHealthY8http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/4/wcgxv/Post.htm#681335http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-681335.xmlLmao , sorry I was confused , that&#39;s y it did not make sense. lolhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/4/wcgxv/Post.htm#681315Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:37:31 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:681315Yankee9http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/4/wcgxv/Post.htm#681315http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-681315.xmlHi xHealthY That wasn&#39;t quite what I had in mind, but you are right that the two clauses can be reversed. Here is what I had in mind: That fire could have been prevented if procedure had been followed .http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/4/wcgxv/Post.htm#681243Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:05:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:681243xHealthY10http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/4/wcgxv/Post.htm#681243http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-681243.xmlThat fire could have been prevented if they had f o llowed procedure. If they had followed procedure that fire could have been prevented.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/4/wcgxv/Post.htm#681174Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:29:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:681174Loojka11http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/4/wcgxv/Post.htm#681174http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-681174.xmlHello, everyone! I was wondering if there is any significant difference between have something done and get something done Thank you!http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/4/wcgxv/Post.htm#681109Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:28:35 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:681109Yankee12http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/4/wcgxv/Post.htm#681109http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-681109.xmlwhich sentence? #7? Yes, after the word &quot;if&quot;. Was just messing with you. I knew that. I was just teasing you, too. Keep up the good work! I think you&#39;re making good progress!http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/3/wcgxv/Post.htm#681108Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:19:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:681108xHealthY13http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/3/wcgxv/Post.htm#681108http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-681108.xmlWow , glad I did good! lol 7. They could have prevented that fire if they had followed procedure. That fire could have been prevented if they had f o llowed procedure. You can also make the second half of that sentence passive. Do you want to try it yourself? which sentence? #7? And thx for helping me. I will keep looking at this thread to see what error I&#39;ve made. &quot; (But what was that bit at the end about Yankee giving you wrong info?) &quot; Was just messing with you. :)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/3/wcgxv/Post.htm#681107Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:13:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:681107Yankee14http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/3/wcgxv/Post.htm#681107http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-681107.xmlHi xHealthY You&#39;ve been working hard! Good job! I gave you a pretty wide variety of sentences and I purposely gave you some tricky things. You did very well. (But what was that bit at the end about Yankee giving you wrong info?) My comments are inside the quote: 1. They make printed circuit boards in that factory. Printed circuit boards are made printed in that factory. Almost! The word &quot;printed&quot; is an adjective in that sentence. Click here for a dictionary definition of &quot;printed circuit board&quot;. 2. They repaved the street in front of my house last summer. T he street in front of my house was been repaved last summer. 3. Someone left this report on my desk while I was at the meeting. While I was at the...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/3/wcgxv/Post.htm#681082Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:02:49 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:681082xHealthY15http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/3/wcgxv/Post.htm#681082http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-681082.xmlHi xHealthY You can try these: 1. They make printed circuit boards in that factory. Circuit boards are made printed in that factory. 2. They repaved the street in front of my house last summer. the street in front of my house was been repaved last summer. 3. Someone left this report on my desk while I was at the meeting. While I was at the meeting this report was left on my desk by someone. 4. A Norwegian invented the paper clip in 1899. the paper clip was invented in 1899. 5. Theophilus Van Kannel invented the revolving door. The revolving door was invented by Theophilus Van Kannel. 6. The police should have arrested John for drunk driving instead of letting him off with just a warning. John should have had been arrested for drunk...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/3/wcgxv/Post.htm#681059Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:20:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:681059Yankee16http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/3/wcgxv/Post.htm#681059http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-681059.xmlWarning! This one is harder than the others! Yup, that is a tough one, and I expect xHealthY to have trouble with the second half of the sentence. I&#39;m hoping he will have no trouble with the first half, though. If he manages the second half as well, then I think he will deserve an especially huge round of applause.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/3/wcgxv/Post.htm#680983Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:28:23 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:680983Grammar Geek17http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/3/wcgxv/Post.htm#680983http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-680983.xml6. The police should have arrested John for drunk driving instead of letting him off with just a warning. Warning! This one is harder than the others!http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/3/wcgxv/Post.htm#680973Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:48:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:680973Yankee18http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/3/wcgxv/Post.htm#680973http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-680973.xmlHi xHealthY You can try these: 1. They make printed circuit boards in that factory. 2. They repaved the street in front of my house last summer. 3. Someone left this report on my desk while I was at the meeting. 4. A Norwegian invented the paper clip in 1899. 5. Theophilus Van Kannel invented the revolving door. 6. The police should have arrested John for drunk driving instead of letting him off with just a warning. 7. They could have prevented that fire if they had followed procedure. 8. We have to pay that bill no later than the first of the month. 9. You could hear and feel the explosion from miles away. 10. Somebody gave me the wrong information.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/3/wcgxv/Post.htm#680901Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:48:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:680901xHealthY19http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/3/wcgxv/Post.htm#680901http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-680901.xmlCould you give me some exercise? I need practice. hehehttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/3/wcgxv/Post.htm#680900Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:46:01 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:680900Yankee20http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/3/wcgxv/Post.htm#680900http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-680900.xmlHi xHealthY Notes are never used during an examination Right!http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/3/wcgxv/Post.htm#680888Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:27:39 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:680888xHealthY21http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/3/wcgxv/Post.htm#680888http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-680888.xml9. W e never use notes during an examination. during an examination was used notes Notes (Try to correct this one yourself. Start with the word &quot;Notes&quot;.) Notes are never used during an examination I haven&#39;t correct this one yet. =\http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/2/wcgxv/Post.htm#680884Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:21:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:680884xHealthY22http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/2/wcgxv/Post.htm#680884http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-680884.xmlLol , I corrected it in class. :P Thx anyways! I will come here more often to look what have done wrong. :Phttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/2/wcgxv/Post.htm#680484Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:57:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:680484Yankee23http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/2/wcgxv/Post.htm#680484http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-680484.xmlHi xHealthY I&#39;m happy to see that you are trying to do these sentences. You seem to have the right idea generally of how to do this, but you&#39;re still making some mistakes. I&#39;ve corrected all of your sentences except for number 9. (I feel sure you can do that one.) Quite a few of the mistakes were very small ones that should be easy for you to fix in the future. Don&#39;t forget that the passive verb must agree in number with the passive subject. (Look at sentences 1, 7 and 11) 1. I have to clean my apartment today. M y apartment have has to be cleaned today. You need to use &quot;has&quot; because &quot;my apartment&quot; is singular. 2. I don&#39;t have to defrost the refrigerator until next week. T he refrigerator ...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/2/wcgxv/Post.htm#680467Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:13:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:680467xHealthY24http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/2/wcgxv/Post.htm#680467http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-680467.xmlThanks. I am glad I found this forum.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/2/wcgxv/Post.htm#680461Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:06:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:680461Yankee25http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/2/wcgxv/Post.htm#680461http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-680461.xmlWow! Yes, I do think you&#39;re learning, xHealthY Keep it up! I&#39;ve already washed all of the dishes. - All of the dishes are washed already Your passive sentence means basically the same thing as your active sentence. However, your teacher probably wants you to keep the tenses exactly the same. Your passive sentence is in the simple present tense. Your active sentence uses the present perfect, so you should try to use the present perfect in your passive sentence, too: - All of the dishes have already been washed . He&#39;s fixing my car. - My car is being fixed. He&#39;s fixed my car. - My car has been fixed. Almost right. Don&#39;t forget that the contraction &#39; s can be used for either is or has . &quot;He &#39;s fixed my...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/2/wcgxv/Post.htm#680360Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:41:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:680360xHealthY26http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/2/wcgxv/Post.htm#680360http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-680360.xmlnvmmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/2/wcgxv/Post.htm#680265Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:26:21 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:680265xHealthY27http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/2/wcgxv/Post.htm#680265http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-680265.xmlYay. I am happy. I am learning. :)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/2/wcgxv/Post.htm#680263Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:25:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:680263xHealthY28http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/2/wcgxv/Post.htm#680263http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-680263.xmlBtw , I got more hw. :D Focus: Transforming active verb phrases into passive verb Phrases. I&#39;ve already washed all of the dishes. - All of the dishes are washed already He&#39;s fixing my car. He&#39;s fixed my car. - My car is being fixed . My car is been fixed. We should review all of the past material. All of the past material should be reviewed. The doctor is delivering the baby now. The baby is being delivered by the doctor now.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/2/wcgxv/Post.htm#680262Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:23:33 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:680262Yankee29http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/2/wcgxv/Post.htm#680262http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-680262.xmlWe might have a new porch built? Perfect.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/2/wcgxv/Post.htm#680253Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:52:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:680253xHealthY30http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/2/wcgxv/Post.htm#680253http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-680253.xmlWe might have a new porch built? I still don&#39;t know this at all =\ I will search in google and do some exercise. :/http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/wcgxv/post.htm#680025Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:53:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:680025Yankee31http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/wcgxv/post.htm#680025http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-680025.xmlSomeone should check our electrical wiring. We should have our electrical wiring checked our electrical wiring . Northtown contractors will probably do most of the work on our house We will probably have Northtown contractors do most of the work on the house They might build a new porch for us too. A new porch might be built for us by them . That is NOT a causative passive. It is a just a normal passive sentence (and &quot;by them&quot; is unnecessary in the sentence). The causative passive would have to begin with the word &quot; We &quot;. Can you figure it out yourself? Causative : We .... (You need 6 more words after &quot;We&quot;) Someone had better fix the neighbors roof. &quot;??&quot; had better have fixed the neighbors...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/wcgxv/post.htm#680017Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:33:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:680017Yankee32http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/wcgxv/post.htm#680017http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-680017.xmlHi xHealthY If your teacher has not mentioned &quot;have someone do something&quot;, then maybe you shouldn&#39;t worry about that yet. Right now you should probably focus on and try to master what you need for your upcoming test. But don&#39;t be too surprised if you see the format &quot;have someone do something&quot; in a lesson sometime soon. (Sneak preview: I had my favorite mechanic at Majestic Motors check my car. )http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/wcgxv/post.htm#680015Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:32:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:680015xHealthY33http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/wcgxv/post.htm#680015http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-680015.xmlSomeone should check our electrical wiring. We should have checked our electrical wiring. Northtown contractors will probably do most of the work on our house We will probably have our contractors do most of the work on the house They might build a new porch for us too. A new porch might be built for us by them. Someone had better fix the neighbors roof. &quot;??&quot; had better have fixed the neighbors roof.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/wcgxv/post.htm#680010Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:18:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:680010xHealthY34http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/wcgxv/post.htm#680010http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-680010.xmlLol , yeah I need practice. I don&#39;t want to fail . I have a test next week. ;/ but thx for the help can you tell me about &quot;have someone do something? lol She did not had the time to tell us.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/wcgxv/post.htm#679997Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:40:52 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:679997Yankee35http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/wcgxv/post.htm#679997http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-679997.xml1. Someone is repairing my computer. (tense = present continuous) I have am having my computer repaired by someone. 2. My favorite mechanic at Majestic Motors checked my car. (tense = simple past) I have had my car checked by my favorite mechanic at majestic motors. 3. Someone has just cleaned our windows. (tense = present perfect, and the word &quot;our&quot; means you have to talk about &quot;we&quot;) I had my window cleaned by someone. We have just had our windows cleaned . 4. Someone is going to cut our grass. (tense = &quot;be going to&quot; future , and the word &quot;our&quot; means you have to talk about &quot;we&quot; ) He will have our grass cut. We are going to have our grass cut . 5. Someone must paint our house....http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/wcgxv/post.htm#679989Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:19:42 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:679989xHealthY36http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/wcgxv/post.htm#679989http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-679989.xmlOkay I will give it try 1. Someone is repairing my computer I have my computer repaired by someone. 2. My favorite mechanic at Majestic Motors checked my car. I have my car checked by my favorite mechanic at majestic motors. 3. Someone has just cleaned our windows. I had my window cleaned by someone. 4. Someone is going to cut our grass. He will have our grass cut. 5. Someone must paint our house He have our house painted. I know it wrong. :\ I need someone to teach how to do this I know I need to find the Subj+have/get+object+ main verb/pp ( by agent )http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/wcgxv/post.htm#679985Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:10:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:679985Yankee37http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/wcgxv/post.htm#679985http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-679985.xmlHi xHealthY I assume your teacher has probably told you that one basic format for this sort of thing is &quot; have something done &quot;. You can look at that as a &quot;base&quot; form. When you use this format, you are basically saying that a Person A causes an unidentified Person B to do something. In other words, A has something done (by B). Let&#39;s look at your first example: - Someone does my taxes every April. (B does my taxes every April.) The verb &quot;do&quot; is used in the simple present. The only way that &quot;someone&quot; would do your taxes for you would be if you asked or told &quot;someone&quot; to do that. Therefore, you cause &quot;someone&quot; to do your taxes for you. &quot;Someone&quot; is non-specific...http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/wcgxv/post.htm#679975Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:36:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:679975Philip38http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/wcgxv/post.htm#679975http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-679975.xmlIf you give it a try, we&#39;ll be glad to help you with any problems.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/wcgxv/post.htmWed, 25 Feb 2009 15:27:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:679970xHealthY39http://www.englishforums.com/English/ThePassiveCausative/wcgxv/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-679970.xmlCan someone explain me how to do this? Here&#39;s an example Someone does my taxes every April. I have my taxes done every April 1. Someone is repairing my computer 2. My favorite mechanic at majesctic Motors checked my car.