USING HAVE TO

 

📘📘 GRAMMAR EXPLANATION - UNIT 7

✅ USING "HAVE TO" FOR OBLIGATIONS

WE USE "HAVE TO" AND "HAD TO" TO TALK ABOUT THINGS WE NEED TO DO.

💬 EXAMPLES:

• I HAVE TO WASH THE DISHES. (NOW / PRESENT)

• HE HAS TO CLEAN HIS ROOM. (NOW / PRESENT)

• I HAD TO WASH THE CAR YESTERDAY. (BEFORE / PAST)

🟠 IMPORTANT RULES

1️⃣ IN THE PRESENT, WE USE:

• I / YOU / WE / THEY ➔ HAVE TO

• HE / SHE / IT ➔ HAS TO

EXAMPLE:

• I HAVE TO COOK DINNER.

• HE HAS TO WASH THE DISHES.

2️⃣ IN THE PAST, WE USE:

• I / YOU / WE / THEY / HE / SHE / IT ➔ HAD TO
  (EVERYONE USES "HAD TO" IN THE PAST — EASY!)

EXAMPLE:

• I HAD TO TIDY MY ROOM YESTERDAY.

• SHE HAD TO LOAD THE DISHWASHER.

❌ NEGATIVE FORM WITH "DON'T HAVE TO" AND "DIDN'T HAVE TO"

TO SAY SOMETHING IS NOT NECESSARY, USE:

• I / YOU / WE / THEY ➔ DON’T HAVE TO

• HE / SHE / IT ➔ DOESN’T HAVE TO

• IN THE PAST: EVERYONE USES DIDN’T HAVE TO

💬 EXAMPLES:

• I DON’T HAVE TO WASH THE DISHES TONIGHT. (PRESENT)

• HE DOESN’T HAVE TO TIDY HIS ROOM NOW. (PRESENT)

• I DIDN’T HAVE TO WASH THE CAR YESTERDAY. (PAST)