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Have To - Don't Have To

The document discusses the use of "have to" and "don't have to" to express obligation or lack thereof in English. "Have to" indicates something that is obligatory or required, while "don't have to" means something is optional and not required, but allowed if desired. Some examples are provided such as how children have to go to school but adults don't have to work on Sundays if they don't want to. A table also contrasts the positive and negative uses of "have to" and "don't have to."

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Have To - Don't Have To

The document discusses the use of "have to" and "don't have to" to express obligation or lack thereof in English. "Have to" indicates something that is obligatory or required, while "don't have to" means something is optional and not required, but allowed if desired. Some examples are provided such as how children have to go to school but adults don't have to work on Sundays if they don't want to. A table also contrasts the positive and negative uses of "have to" and "don't have to."

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HAVE TO / DON’T HAVE TO

We can use have to + infinitive to express obligation (something you have to do).

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).

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.
HAVE TO / DON’T HAVE TO
Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences.
1. Today is a holiday. I __________ go to work.
2. _______ your sister _________ go to school today?
3. My mother _____________ go to the post office now.
4. I __________ study for the gramar test tomorrow.
5. A: Do they __________ get up early every morning? B: Yes, they _____
6. Patrick ____________ drive to the store. He can take a bus.
7. Anne ____________ see a doctor because she isn’t feeling well.
8. Excuse me, I ____________ answer my pone.
9. __________ you ___________ leave son?
10.My friend _______________take a driving test this afternoon.
11.Camels __________ drink wáter for a long time.
12.My sister ___________ see a dentists. She has an appointment.
13.Astronauts __________ bring food and wáter into space.
14.A: ___________ he have to study now? B: Yes, he ________
15.Do you really ____________ make so much noise?
EXERCISE

https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=12171

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