Have to/ Had to

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1. Identify the sentences structured with "have to/had to" and analyze them in terms of their meanings.

��� Last night was an important date for me.Yes.No. It was the anniversary of my dating with my boyfriend. YesNoHowever, he was sick, and on Monday I took him to a doctor. , and last night we had to stay at home because of his illness. YesNo.He said he was sorry, but it�was meaningless to me. YesNoNow, I have to wait for the next year. YesNo.I comfort myself that I did not have to buy a present or I didn�t have to make preparations for it. YesNoIt is the only good side of this event that I do not have to remember the important dates for us from now on, and in the following year, I won�t have to make any effort to celebrate that day.YesNo

2. Please match the verbs with their meanings.

a. did not have to do�����a:6a:3a:1a:2a:5a:4������������� 1. It will necessary to do�

b. had to do������������������b:1b:2b:6b:3b:5b:4������������ 2. It is necessary to do�

c. do/does not have to do��c:3c:4c:2c:6c:1c:5������� 3. It was necessary to do�

d. have/has to do���������������d:5d:3d:2d:4d:6d.1��������4. It won�t be necessary to do�.

e. will not have to do���������e:5e:4e:1e:6e: 3e:2������ 5. It isn�t necessary to do�.

f. will have to do�������������f:4f:1f:3f:6f:2f:5��������� 6. It wasn�t necessary to do�.

�have to� and �have� are different verbs in the English language. �have� means to own something, while �have to� means that it is obligatory or there is a necessity to do something. Also, they are pronounced differently; have to: haeft�, have: haev.