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    Modal Verbs of Obligation

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    This document discusses the use of modal verbs to express obligation in English. It explains that "have to", "must", and "should" can be used to convey positive obligation, while including their past tense forms and negative counterparts. Examples are provided to illustrate the difference between strong and mild obligation as well as how "mustn't" differs from "don't have to" in expressing what is or isn't allowed.

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    This document discusses the use of modal verbs to express obligation in English. It explains that "have to", "must", and "should" can be used to convey positive obligation, while including their past tense forms and negative counterparts. Examples are provided to illustrate the difference between strong and mild obligation as well as how "mustn't" differs from "don't have to" in expressing what is or isn't allowed.

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    This document discusses the use of modal verbs to express obligation in English. It explains that "have to", "must", and "should" can be used to convey positive obligation, while including their past tense forms and negative counterparts. Examples are provided to illustrate the difference between strong and mild obligation as well as how "mustn't" differs from "don't have to" in expressing what is or isn't allowed.

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    Modal Verbs of Obligation

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    We can use have to + infinitive, must + infinitive and should + infinitive to express


    obligation (something you have to do).

    Present Positive Negative


    have to / strong obligation (possibly from no obligation
    don't have to outside)
     I don't have to work on
     Children have to go to Sundays.
    school.

    (sometimes 'have got to')


     You don't have to eat
    anything you don't like.

    must / mustn't strong obligation (possibly based negative obligation


    on the speaker's opinion)
     You mustn't smoke here.
     I must study today.

    should / mild obligation or advice mild negative obligation or advice


    shouldn't
     You should save some  You shouldn't smoke so
    money. much.

    Be careful about the difference between mustn't and don't have to!


    Mustn't means it's not allowed, or it's a bad idea:

     You mustn't eat so much chocolate, you'll be sick

    Don't have to means you don't need to do something, but it's fine if you want to do it:

     I don't have to get up early at the weekend (of course, if I want to get up early,
    that's fine, but I can stay in bed if I want).
    Past Positive Negative
    had to / didn't obligation in the past
    no obligation in the past
    have to
     I had to wear a school
     We didn't have to go to
    uniform when I was a
    school on Saturdays.
    child.

    must* changes to 'had to' -

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