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 ____ |
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. |  |
You have to get new glasses, too. |  |
He has to go to work tomorrow. |  |
She has to talk to her supervisor. |  |
It has to ripen before we eat it. |  |
We have to get new glasses. |
I + you = we
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You have to get up early tomorrow. |  |
They have to talk about some new ideas. |  |
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.
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)