This article is additional to the main page dedicated to the Passive Voice.
The causative is used when we want to say that we arranged for someone to do something for us. We usually use it when we refer to different kinds of services.
The causative is formed:
have/get + object + past participle (statements)
Do/did + pronoun + have/get + object + past participle (questions)
Look at the tables below to get it clear how the causative is formed in different tenses 👇
| Present and Future Tenses | Active Voice | The Causative |
| Present Simple | He repairs his car. (he does it himself) | He has his car repaired. (he asked a mechanic to repair his car) |
| Present Continuous | He is repairing his car. (he is doing it himself now) | He is having his car repaired. (a mechanic is repairing his car now) |
| Present Perfect | He has repaired his car. (he has done it himself) | He has had his car repaired. (a mechanic has repaired his car) |
| Present Perfect Continuous | He has been repairing his car. (he has been doing it himself) | He has been having his car repaired. (a mechanic has been repairing his car) |
| Future Simple | He will repair his car. (he will do it himself) | He will have his car repaired. (a mechanic will repair his car) |
| Future Simple Continuous | He will be repairing his car. (he will be doing it himself) | He will be having his car repaired. (a mechanic will be repairing his car) |
| Past Tenses | Active Voice | The Causative |
| Past Simple | He repaired his car. | He had his car repaired. |
| Past Continuous | He was repairing his car. | He was having his car repaired. |
| Past Perfect | He had repaired his car. | He had had his car repaired. |
| Past Perfect Continuous | He had been repairing his car. | He had been having his car repaired. |