English Grammar Exposition

Daniela Echeverri Arias

Juan Manuel Martinez Escallon
 Must And Can't
Must
You can use must to say that you believe
something is certain
• You’ve been studying all day. You must be tired
• Daniela must get really exited. Her grandpa is
coming to visit her.
• I m sure John gave me his phone number. I must
have it somewhere

For the past we use must have (done) and can't

have (done)
• I didn’t hear the phone. I must have been sleeping
 Must And Can't
Can't

You can use can't to say that you believe

something is not possible
• The human beings can't fly
• You just ate lunch, you can't be hungry

You can use couldn’t instead of can't have

• Sue couldn’t have got my message
• Tom couldn’t have been looking where he was
going.
Exercise # 1
 Have To and Must
Have To
We can use 'have to' to express a strong obligation. When we use 'have
to' this usually means that some external circumstance makes the
obligation necessary.
• I have to arrive at work at 9 sharp. My boss is very strict.
• We have to give him our answer today or lose out on the contract.
We use do/does/did in Have to, to make questions and negative
sentences.
• What do I have to do to pass English?
• Daniela doesn’t have to do homework to pass English?
In British English, we often use 'have got to' to mean the same as 'have
to'.
• I've got to take this book back to the library or I'll get a fine.
• We've got to finish now as somebody else needs this room.
 Have To and Must
Must
We can use must to give your own opinion, to say what you
think is necessary or to recommend someone to do
something
• I haven t seen Jack in years . I must contact him.
• The amusement park was really cool. You must go there.
We can use 'must' to show that we are certain something is
true. We are making a logical deduction based upon some
clear evidence or reason.
• I can't remember what I did with it. I must be getting old.
• It must be nice to live in Florida.
We also use 'must' to express a strong obligation. When we
use 'must' this usually means that some personal
circumstance makes the obligation necessary (and the
Exercise # 2
5 Questions
1. You Must do your homework.
2. I Have to do my homework.
3. You Must stop making noises.
4. You Have to stop smoking.

5. I cannot stay longer, I Have to go home.