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Old 25-May-2007, 21:27
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Default Re: Past Simple or past Perfect?

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Originally Posted by Anita1 View Post
I had my hair cut. help with grammar please
Hi

have - causative verb [ in your example]

I had my hair cut- somebody else cut my hair[ I gave the responsibility to somebody else to cut my hair] .
I had my car fixed [ I gave the responsibility to my/the mechanic to fix my car ]

I cut my hair - I myself cut my hair.
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