Have Someone Do Something vs Have Something Done
English uses two common structures with have.
have someone do something → you ask someone to perform a task have something done → another person performs the service
1. I ______ my assistant send the report.
have
a) have
b) has
(Ich lasse meine Assistentin den Bericht schicken.)
2. She ______ the technician check the system.
has
a) have
b) has
(Sie lässt den Techniker das System prüfen.)
3. We ______ the office cleaned every week.
have
a) has
b) have
(Wir lassen das Büro jede Woche reinigen.)
4. The manager ______ the team prepare the presentation.
has
a) have
b) has
(Der Manager lässt das Team die Präsentation vorbereiten.)
5. I ______ my car repaired at the garage.
have
a) have
b) has
(Ich lasse mein Auto in der Werkstatt reparieren.)
6. She ______ her assistant organise the meeting.
has
a) have
b) has
(Sie lässt ihre Assistentin das Meeting organisieren.)
7. We ______ our windows cleaned twice a year.
have
a) have
b) has
(Wir lassen die Fenster zweimal im Jahr reinigen.)
8. The teacher ______ the students write a short essay.
has
a) have
b) has
(Der Lehrer lässt die Schüler einen Aufsatz schreiben.)
9. I ______ my laptop repaired by a technician.
have
a) have
b) has
(Ich lasse meinen Laptop reparieren.)
10. The boss ______ the assistant organise the files.
has
a) have
b) has
(Der Chef lässt die Assistentin die Dateien organisieren.)
11. We ______ the air-conditioning repaired every summer.
have
a) have
b) has
(Wir lassen die Klimaanlage jeden Sommer reparieren.)
12. The director ______ the staff prepare the annual report.
has
a) have
b) has
(Der Direktor lässt die Mitarbeiter den Jahresbericht vorbereiten.)
13. I ______ my documents translated into English.
have
a) have
b) has
(Ich lasse meine Dokumente ins Englische übersetzen.)
14. She ______ the designer create the new logo.
has
a) have
b) has
(Sie lässt den Designer das neue Logo erstellen.)
15. We ______ our computers checked by IT regularly.
have
a) have
b) has
(Wir lassen unsere Computer regelmäßig von der IT prüfen.)
16. The manager ______ the interns organise the archive.
has
a) have
b) has
(Der Manager lässt die Praktikanten das Archiv organisieren.)
17. I ______ my passport renewed this year.
have
a) have
b) has
(Ich lasse meinen Pass dieses Jahr erneuern.)
18. She ______ the assistant book the flights.
has
a) have
b) has
(Sie lässt die Assistentin die Flüge buchen.)
19. We ______ our website redesigned every few years.
have
a) have
b) has
(Wir lassen unsere Website alle paar Jahre neu gestalten.)
20. The teacher ______ the students correct their mistakes.
has
a) have
b) has
(Der Lehrer lässt die Schüler ihre Fehler korrigieren.)
21. I ______ my suit cleaned at the dry cleaner's.
have
a) have
b) has
(Ich lasse meinen Anzug in der Reinigung säubern.)
22. The supervisor ______ the workers inspect the equipment.
has
a) have
b) has
(Der Vorgesetzte lässt die Arbeiter die Ausrüstung prüfen.)
23. We ______ the conference room prepared before every meeting.
have
a) have
b) has
(Wir lassen den Konferenzraum vor jedem Meeting vorbereiten.)
24. The coach ______ the players practise the new strategy.
has
a) have
b) has
(Der Trainer lässt die Spieler die neue Strategie üben.)
25. I ______ my glasses repaired at the optician.
have
a) have
b) has
(Ich lasse meine Brille beim Optiker reparieren.)