impersonal "it is said"
- they say it was an emergency
it is said it was an emergency
- they think tourism is expensive
it is thought tourism is expensive
tourism is thought to be expensive
GET / HAVE + SOMETHING + DONE (participle)
- THEY ARE PAINTING MY HOUSE
I AM GETTING MY HOUSE PAINTED (BY THEM)
- IRATI IS A GOOD HAIRDRESSER
IRATI CUTS TALÍA’S HAIR
TALÍA GETS HER HAIR CUT BY IRATI
- IMANOL’S MOBILE PHONE IS BROKEN
JOHN WILL REPAIR IMANOL’S MOBILE PHONE
IMANOL’S MOBILE PHONE WILL BE REPAIRED BY
JOHN
IMANOL WILL GET HIS MOBILE PHONE REPAIRED
- MY CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY OLAIA
OLAIA HAS REPAIRED MY CAR
I HAVE HAD MY CAR REPAIRED
THE SURGEON HAS OPERATED MY LEG
MY LEG HAS BEEN OPERATED BY THE SURGEON
I HAVE HAD MY LEG OPERATED
I AM GOING TO CHECK MY EYES = I AM GOING TO CUT MY
HAIR (I will do it)
MY EYES ARE GOING TO BE CHECKED (BY…)
I AM GOING TO HAVE MY EYES CHECKED (BY…)