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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. It was the anniversary of my dating with my boyfriend. However, 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. He said he was sorry, but it�was meaningless to me. Now, I have to wait for the next year. I comfort myself that I did not have to buy a present or I didn�t have to make preparations for it. It 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.

2. Please match the verbs with their meanings.

a. did not have to do������������������ 1. It will necessary to do�

b. had to do������������������������������ 2. It is necessary to do�

c. do/does not have to do��������� 3. It was necessary to do�

d. have/has to do�����������������������4. It won�t be necessary to do�.

e. will not have to do��������������� 5. It isn�t necessary to do�.

f. will have to do���������������������� 6. It wasn�t necessary to do�.

ATTENTION ! ! !

�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.

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