Lesson 24: Have to

Lesson 24: Have to

have to

singular
plural
I have to _____
We have to ____
You have to____
You have to ____

He has to ____

She has to ____

It has to ____

They have to ____

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You have to go to school tomorrow.

He has to do some work.

They have to travel to New York.

 (These sentences are in the present tense.)

“have to” = necessary, important

After “have to” use the simple form of the verb.

Here are some examples:

I have to get new glasses.
teacher
You have to get new glasses, too.
carole
He has to go to work tomorrow.
gustavo
She has to talk to her supervisor.
woman on phone
It has to ripen before we eat it.
tomato
We have to get new glasses.

teacher

  I + you = we

carole

You have to get up early tomorrow.
Paula and friends
They have to talk about some new ideas.
meeting

 

To make “have to” negative:

do + not + have to + main verb

Singular
Plural
I don’t have to _____
We don’t have to ____
You don’t have to _____
You don’t have to ____
He doesn’t have to _____
They don’t have to _____
She doesn’t have to _____
It doesn’t have to _____

We don’t have to be there until 8:00.

She doesn’t have to do the dishes tonight.

They don’t have to clean their house.

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Practice

Directions: Use “have to” and the verb in parentheses ( ____ ) to complete each sentence.
1.  He ________ ________ ________ his homework. (finish)
2.  They _______ ________ ________ ________ to work tomorrow. (go — negative)
3. Alice ________ ________ ________ a dentist. (see)
4.  I ________ ________ ________ eating better. (start)
5.  You ________ ________ ________ some bread from the store. (get)
6.  We ________ ________ ________ ________ this chapter. (read — negative)
7.  She ________ _______ ________ at work by 5:00 a.m. (be)
8.  This ________ ________ ________ ________ on. (be — negative)
9.  These glasses ________ ________ ________ right. (fit)
10. We ________ ________ ________ English in class. (speak)

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