Participle II as part of complex object

In this construction Participle II is used only after certain groups of verbs denoting a passive action. These verbs are:

1. Verbs of sense perception

to see to hear to notice to feel to watch

to observe to smell to find to catch to look at

to discover to perceive to listen to

e.g. The gardener saw Mrs. Bloomsfield addressed by a stranger. = Садовник видел, что какой-то незнакомец заговорил с миссис Блумсфилд. / Садівник бачив, що якийсь незнайомець заговорив з миссис Блумсфилд.

Have you ever heard this writer’s name mentioned before? = Вы когда-нибудь слышали, чтобы упоминалось имя этого писателя? / Ви коли-небудь чули, щоб згадувалося ім'я цього письменника?

The police discovered the kidnapped child hidden in the docks. = Полиция обнаружила, что похищенного ребенка прятали в доках. / Поліція виявила, що викрадену дитину ховали в доках.

On arriving at the cottage, Mary found it locked. = Прибыв в коттедж, Мэри обнаружила его запертым. / Прибувши в котедж, Мэри знайшла його замкненим.

Note: It is worth mentioning that these constructions cannot always be translated into Russian or Ukrainian with the passive voice. See the examples above.

2. Verbs of emotions to want to wish to desire to prefer to like

e.g. The director wanted the answer sent at once.

He preferred the letters answered by his personal assistant.

The governor desired it done quick.

3. Verbs of causative meaning (побудительное значение)

to make to have to get

e.g. The speaker made himself heard with the help of a microphone. = С помощью микрофона оратор сделал так, чтобы его услышали. / За допомогою мікрофона оратор зробив так, щоб його почули.

1. The construction ‘to have / to get + object + participle II’ is used to say that people arrange for someone to do something for them, e.g.

   • Larry is having his car serviced at the moment. = Larry is not doing it himself, someone else, probably a mechanic, is doing it for him. = В данный момент производится осмотр и текущий ремонт машины Ларри. / У цей момент відбувається огляд і поточний ремонт машини Ларри.

   • Why don’t you have your hair waved? = Почему бы тебе не сделать завивку? (имеется в виду в парикмахерской) / Чому б тобі не зробити завивку? (мається на увазі в перукарні)

   • We must get our tickets registered. = Мы должны зарегистрировать билеты. (делать это будет регистратор, а не мы) / Ми повинні зареєструвати квитки. (робити це буде реєстратор, а не ми)

   • You must have your photo taken. = Тебе надо сфотографироваться. (фотографию будет делать фотограф) / Тобі треба сфотографуватися. (фотографію буде робити фотограф)

2. Interrogative and negative sentences in this construction are formed with do/does in the present simple and did in the past simple, e.g.

Do you have your hair cut every month?

Did she have the house cleaned yesterday?

3. The construction ‘to have something done’ can also be used to express that something unpleasant happened to somebody, e.g.

Mary had her purse stolen yesterday. (= Mary's purse was stolen. This sentence shows that this unpleas­ant incident happened to her.)

4. Study how this construction is used in different tense forms.

present simple	Paul tunes his guitar every week.	Paul has his guitar tuned every week.
present continuous	Paul is tuning his guitar now.	Paul is having his guitar tuned now.
past simple	Paul tuned his guitar last week.	Paul had his guitar tuned last week.
past continuous	Paul was tuning his guitar when I came.	Paul was having his guitar tuned when I came.
future simple	Paul will tune his guitar next week.	Paul will have his guitar tuned next week.
future continuous	As usual Paul will be tuning his guitar when I come.	As usual Paul will be having his guitar tuned when I come.
present perfect	Paul has just tuned his guitar.	Paul has just had his guitar tuned.
present perfect continuous	Paul has been tuning his guitar for an hour now.	Paul has been having his guitar tuned for an hour now.
past perfect	Paul had just tuned his guitar before I came.	Paul had just had his guitar tuned before I came.
past perfect continuous	Paul had been tuning his guitar for an hour before I came.	Paul had been having his guitar tuned for an hour before I came.
modal verb + infinitive	Paul must tune his guitar every week.	Paul must have his guitar tuned every week.
gerund	It's no use tuning Paul’s guitar; it’s very old.	It's no use having Paul’s guitar tuned; it’s very old.

5. The verb ‘to get’ is used instead of the verb ‘to have’ only in informal conversation, e.g.

We must get the fridge repaired soon. (= We must have the fridge repaired soon.)