HAVE TO /HAD TO

HAVE TO / HAD TO

We use have to/has to to say it is NECESSARY to do this.e.g. 'You usually have to have a degree in languages'.

We use DON'T HAVE TO / DOESN'T HAVE TO to say it is not necessary to do this.

Example

3A

HAVE TO / HAD TO

We use 'HAD TO' it was necessary to do this in the past.

INFO

3A

HAVE TO/HAD TO

We use 'DIDN'T HAVE TO' to say it wasn't necessary to do this in the past.

INFO

3A

HAVE TO/HAD TO

PRESENT SIMPLE

PAST SIMPLE

We make positive sentences withHAD TO + INF:

We make positive sentences with:HAVE TO/HAS TO + INF

versus

We make negative sentences withDIDN'T HAVE TO + INF:

Wemake negative sentences with:DON'T/DOESN'T have to + INF

TIPS

We can use HAVE TO / HAVE GOT TOin the present. HAVE GOT = very common spoken English

TIPS

We can't use HAVEN'T TO-HASN'T TO-HADN'T TO- to say something isn't or wasn't necessary.t