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have somebody do it — English verb patterns

When the person is named rather than the thing, "have" takes a plain verb and "get" takes "to".

The shape

have + person + plain verb · get + person + to + verb

Say you arranged for a person to do something.

In Hindi

जब व्यक्ति का नाम लिया जाए, तो have के बाद सादी क्रिया और get के बाद "to" आता है।

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The mistake to fix first

The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.

Commonly said	Correct English
I will have the electrician to check it.	I will have the electrician check it. After "have somebody", the verb takes no "to" — but "get the electrician to check" is right.

Commonly said

Correct English

I will have the electrician to check it.

I will have the electrician check it.

After "have somebody", the verb takes no "to" — but "get the electrician to check" is right.

Learn these first

These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.

Causatives (have it done)B2Say you had something done for you

Questions people ask

What is the have somebody do it used for?: When the person is named rather than the thing, "have" takes a plain verb and "get" takes "to". In practice: say you arranged for a person to do something.
How do you form the have somebody do it?: have + person + plain verb · get + person + to + verb.
What is the most common mistake with the have somebody do it?: Saying “I will have the electrician to check it.” instead of “I will have the electrician check it.”. After "have somebody", the verb takes no "to" — but "get the electrician to check" is right.

Where have somebody do it fits

Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.

have somebody do it is a CEFR B2 structure — the confident band — and it belongs to verb patterns. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.

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