THE PASSIVE CAUSATIVE
We use causative structures in English when we want to talk about something that another person does for us, for example, I had/got my car fixed. These are sentences in which the subject makes someone else do something for him/her, either because he/she pays him/her, asks him/her, convinces him/her or forces him/her. The most important causative structure is to have/get something done, which is also a way of expressing the passive voice.
Pasiva: the car was fixed by the mechanic. (El coche fue reparado por el mecánico).
Causativa: he had the mechanic fix his car. (Encargó al mecánico que le reparara el coche).
Pasiva causativa: he had his car fixed by the mechanic. (Encargó que el coche fuera reparado por el mecánico).
Causativa: he had the mechanic fix his car. (Encargó al mecánico que le reparara el coche).
Pasiva causativa: he had his car fixed by the mechanic. (Encargó que el coche fuera reparado por el mecánico).
EXAMPLE:
A John le pintaron la casa el verano pasado. · ¿Quién pintó la casa? - Alguien a quien se lo encargó John. John had his house painted last summer.
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