1.I had my house painted in spring
She has her hair cut in that hairdressers
He gets his dry cleaning done in that shop (informal)
2.She had her shop broken into
He got his bicycle stolen
(for unpleasant events)
3.The electricity bill needs paying/needs to be paid
Need + gerund/passive infinitive
4.It is thought to be . . .
They were discovered to have . . .
(to distance the speaker/writer from what is said)
Followed by:
Present infinitive (to do, to be doing, to be done)
Or,
Present perfect infinitive (to have done, to have been
doing, to have been done)
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