The Causative
The mechanic replaced the car’s tires.
He had the car's tires replaced
They had plenty of time. It wasn't necessary for them to hurry.
They had plenty of time. They didn't have to hurry.
Very surprised.
Ashtonished.
To deal with a problem.
Address
My mom is ironing your shirt.
Your shirt is being ironed.
Somebody prints my cards in that shop.
I get my cards printed in that shop.
I'm sure John is not the thief.
John can't be the thief.
A negative result of medicine or treatment.
Side effects.
A negative effect of a medicine.
Side effect
The award was given to the top student.
The top student was given the award.
I am going to call the cleaners to clean my house.
I am going to get my house cleaned.
It's possible that Bill saw me.
Bill may/might have seen me.
To lose effect gradually (medicine, pain, excitement).
To wear off.
Specially made for a person.
Tailor-made
When did they translate this book into English?
When was the book translated into English?
Somebody has mowed the lawn for me this month.
I have had the lawn mowed this month.
It was a bad idea for us to go in without permission.
We shouldn't have gone in without permission.
To become ill with something (e.g. the flu).
To come down with.
To stop having an effect.
Wear off
Some dangerous looking men were following me the whole evening.
I was being followed by some dangerous looking men the whole evening.
I could finally find somebody to fix my computer.
I could finally have my computer fixed.
I'm sure you dropped your wallet at the bus stop.
You must have dropped your wallet at the bus stop.
To eat something very quickly and greedily.
Wolf down.
To eat very quickly.
To wolf down
Has anyone collected the rubbish yet?
Has the rubbish been collected yet?