Cover of the textbook On Screen B1+ - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 8

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 4c - Grammar in use for the textbook On Screen B1+ - Student's Book with authors Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley from Express Publishing

Question

Read the sentences above. Which suggests that the action is done by another person? How do we form the causative?

Answer

Paul is having his portrait painted.

We form the causative with the verb have+ object + past participle of the main verb. We can also use 'get' instead of 'have'.