Have to
Have to I don’t have to get up early tomorrow. It’s Sunday!
Forma affermativa ( )
Forma negativa ( )
Forma interrogativa (?)
Present simple
you have to go she has to go
you don’t have to go she doesn’t have to go
Do you have to go? Does she have to go?
Past simple
you had to go she had to go
you didn’t have to go she didn’t have to go
Did you have to go? Did she have to go?
Future simple
you will have to go she will have to go
you won’t have to go she won’t have to go
Will you have to go? Will she have to go?
Present perfect
you have had to go she has had to go
you haven’t had to go she hasn’t had to go
Have you had to go? Has she had to go?
Have to (dovere) non è un verbo modale, ha tutti i tempi e i modi e si usa per coniugare must nei tempi mancanti.
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Volgi le frasi alla forma negativa e interrogativa. Scrivi su un foglio e inseriscilo qui. Melanie has to bath her dog. Does Melanie have to bath her dog? ______________________________________ Melanie doesn’t have to bath her dog. ________________________________________
Yesterday I had to go to the dentist’s. Ieri sono dovuto andare dal dentista. Have to non è un ausiliare, perciò richiede l’uso degli ausiliari al presente, al passato e al futuro.
1 Mum has to get up early in the morning. 2 Dad has to cut the grass in the garden.
Why did you have to go to the dentist’s yesterday? Perché sei dovuto andare dal dentista ieri?
3 Beth’s friends have to wait for her.
Alla forma affermativa si usa per indicare un obbligo o una necessità ed è spesso intercambiabile con must.
6 We have to take an umbrella.
We have to wear a school uniform. Dobbiamo indossare la divisa a scuola.
! Alla forma negativa, invece, ha un significato diverso da mustn’t e si usa per indicare che non è necessario o non è obbligatorio fare qualcosa. In Italy students don’t have to wear school uniforms. In Italia gli studenti non devono (non sono obbligati a) portare la divisa.
4 I have to be back home at 10p.m. 5 Mrs Willis has to go to the supermarket.
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Completa il racconto con la forma corretta di have to al Past simple. had to Yesterday I got up late, so I __________ hurry to school. Luckily when I arrived the teacher wasn't there yet, so I (1) __________ explain anything. When I came home I called Liam because I wanted to go somewhere, but he couldn't come. He (2) __________ study for a test. I (3) __________ do much homework and I (4) __________ to walk the dog, so I decided to take it to the park. - PT Grammar © ELI
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