Must Vs Have To In English Lessons For English Englishclub: learn english: grammar: verbs: modals: have to, must have to, must. have to is not an auxiliary verb (it uses the verb have as a main verb). we include have to here for convenience. must is a modal auxiliary verb. in this lesson we look at have to, must and must not, followed by a quiz to check your understanding. have to for. Must and have to are both used to express an obligation, responsibility or necessity. while must can generally be replaced by have to in the present tense, there is sometimes a slight difference in meaning or use. let’s look at our previous example using must: i must write a letter to john.
Uses Of Must And Differences Between Must And Have To English ођ You’re just as likely to hear either of these sentences: i must leave before it gets dark. i have to leave before it gets dark. so, to summarize, if the need is motivated by someone else, you should use “have to.”. if the need is self motivated, you can use either “have to” or “must.”. 2. Must. have to. the speaker thinks it is necessary, or it is the rule. the obligation comes from an external source. ♦ i must buy flowers for my mother. (it's her birthday and i decide to do that.) ♦ i have to buy flowers for my mother in law. (it is not my decision my husband asked me to buy them.) ♦ "you must take more exercise" says. As you watch the video, look at the examples of have to, must and should. they are in red in the subtitles. then read the conversation below to learn more. finally, do the grammar exercises to check you understand, and can use, have to, must and should correctly. Must vs. have to. both must and have to express obligation or necessity, but there are some small differences: • must expresses the speaker's feelings, whereas have to expresses, above all, an impersonal idea: you must come. you are obliged to come (i require that you come) you have to come. you are obliged to come.
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