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ENGLISH CLASS
• Modal Verbs of Obligation
• Check assistance
• Explanation
• Exercises
• Practice
• Homework
MODAL VERBS
Present Positive Negative
have to We
/ can use have to +strong
infinitive, must +from
obligation (possibly infinitive and should
no obligation +
infinitive to
don't have to express outside)
obligation (something you have to do).
 I don't have to work on
 Children have to go to school. Sundays.
(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 / shouldn't mild obligation or advice mild negative obligation or advice
 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 have to obligation in the past
no obligation in the past
 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' -
should have + pp / shouldn't a past action which didn't a past action which didn't
have + pp happen: the advice / regret is happen: the advice / regret is
too late too late
 You should have gone to  You shouldn't have taken
bed earlier, now you have that job., it was a bad
missed the train. idea.
* Remember 'must have done' is a
modal verb of deduction or speculation,
not obligation in the past. For example:
Julie must have left. Her coat's not here.
See modals of probabilty for more
information.
Have to - modals
Exercises: have to / has to

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don´t have to and doesn´t have to negative

1. He ___________ work in the evening.


2. We ___________ go shopping.
3. The friends _____________ get up early.
4. Mandy __________ read the instructions.
5. You _____________ do the project.
6. I ____________ play the guitar.
7. They _____________ carry the buckets.
8. She _____________ wash my T-shirt.
9. Mum ___________ make sandwiches.
10. Frank and Joel _____________ draw a picture.
HOMEWORK
Complete the chart with your
information
THANKS

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