A: What time is it?
B: It's six o'clock.
A: Six o'clock? I need to go. I have to go to soccer practice. See you!
B: Bye!
Need / Have + To + Base Verb
- I need to study tonight.
- We had to take a bus.
- Youhave to speak English in this class.
- I needed to sleep.
Positive Sentences
| I You We They |
need to have to
needed to had to |
go home. do my laundry. practice the piano. |
| He She It |
needs to has to
needed to had to |
Negative Sentences
| I You We They |
do not did not |
need to have to |
go home. do my laundry. practice the piano. |
| He She It |
does not did not |
Yes / No Questions
|
Do Did |
I you we they |
need to have to |
go? |
|
Does Did |
he she it |
Short Answers
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Yes, I do / did. Yes, she does / did. |
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No, I don't / didn't. No, she doesn't / didn't. |
Wh Questions
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Where When Why What time ... |
do did |
I you we they |
need to have to |
go? |
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does did |
he she it |
Use
In Unit 11, we studied Must. Have to and Need to have basically the same meaning as Must.
- I must study tonight.
- I need to study tonight.
- I have to study tonight.
- You must practice.
- You need to practice.
- You have to practice.
In Unit 11, we also studied Mustn't. Have to and Need to in the negative have a very different meaning than mustn't:
- You mustn't do that.
- Don't do that!
- It's bad!
- You don't have / need to do that.
- You can do that if you want.
- It's okay!
- You mustn't go.
- Don't go!
- It's bad!
- You don't need / have to go.
- You can go if you want.
- It's okay!
- You mustn't speak.
- Don't speak!
- It's bad!
- You don't need / have to speak.
- You can speak if you want.
- It's okay!
Exercise
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