INSTITUCIÓN EDUCATIVA TÉCNICO UPAR

ENGLISH GUIDE.
SEVENTH GRADE
TEACHER: JHON URIBE SANCHEZ

TOPIC: Have to vs Must

Learning goals: - Learn when to use have to and must. (aprender cuando usar have
to y must)

 Watch the explanation of the wh question in the following video:

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07tPZOEnXR4
Must (debes) vs. have to (tienes) (Strong obligation)
We can use have to + infinitive and must + infinitive to express obligation (something
you have to do). / Nosotros podemos usar have to + infinitive y must + infinitive para
expresar obligación (algo que tu tienes que hacer).

In present, must and have to are all used to express strong obligation. Often learners
have difficulties with must and have to and often see little difference between the two.
In brief, the rule is that must is used for internal obligations, and have to is used for
external obligations.
(En presente, must and have to son usados para expresar obligaciones Fuertes. A
menudo, los estudiantes tienen dificultades con must and have to y ven pequeñas
diferencias entre los dos. En resumen, la regla es que must es usado para obligaciones
internas (personales), y have to para obligaciones externas (mandadas por otros).)

Must is used

- to show that someone is obligated to do something, it is someone's duty.

(para demostrar que alguien está obligado a hacer algo, es deber de alguien).

Example: You must finish this work by Friday. (Tú debes terminar este trabajo antes del
viernes).

- to show that the speaker has decided that something is must be done.
(para mostrar que el orador ha decidido que se debe hacer algo).

Example: I must finish this work

by Friday.(I have decided)----- (Yo
Debo terminar este trabajo antes
del viernes. (He decidido)
Have to is used

– Express impersonal obligation (Expresar obligación impersonal)

– The subject is obliged or forced to act by a separate, external power (for example, the
Law or school rules)----- (El sujeto está obligado u obligado a actuar por un poder
externo y separado (por ejemplo, la Ley o las reglas de la escuela)

– Express objective obligation (Expresar obligación objetiva)

Examples:

I have to leave early today. (Tengo que irme temprano hoy).

You will have to pay for the excess. (Tendrás que pagar por el exceso).

-What is the difference between must and have to?

Must refers to an obligation between two people, or an obligation you feel.

If I say I must do something I feel, not something I have to do.

(Must se refiere a una obligación entre dos personas, o una obligación que sientes.
Si digo que debo hacer algo que siento, no algo que tengo que hacer.)

So, if I say you must is not a rule or the law, but something I want (strongly) that you
do. A personal, non-institutional obligation.

(Entonces, si digo “tú debes”, no es una regla o la ley, sino algo que quiero
(fuertemente) que hagas. Una obligación personal, no institucional.
Example:

You must come visit me when you’re in town.

I must go to bed. I’m exhausted.

Have to It's something that if you don't, there are consequences:

- You have to get a visa if you want to work in Australia.
-They have to stay at work until they finish the project.
All these phrases are things you have to do. If not, something will happen to you.

(Es algo que si no lo hace, hay consecuencias:

- Tienes que obtener una visa si quieres trabajar en Australia.
-Deben quedarse en el trabajo hasta que terminen el proyecto.
Todas estas frases son cosas que tienes que hacer. Si no, algo te sucederá.)

Be careful about the difference between mustn't and don't have to:

*Mustn’t vs Don’t/ Doesn’t Have to:

-Mustn’t/ Must not (expresa prohibición)

It is prohibited; it is not allowed. It is important that you do NOT do something. The

prohibition can be subjective (the speaker’s opinion) or objective.

(Esta prohibido; No esta permitido. Es importante que NO hagas algo. La prohibición

puede ser subjetiva (opinión del hablante) u objetiva.)

Examples:

Children mustn’t talk to strangers. (Los niños no deben hablar con extraños)

Cars mustn’t park in front of the entrance. (Los autos no deben estacionarse frente a la
entrada.)

-Don’t/ Doesn’t Have to:

There is no obligation; you are not required to do something, especially if you don’t
want to.

(No hay obligación no está obligado a hacer algo, especialmente si no desea hacerlo).

Examples:

You don’t have to make excuses for her. (No tienes que poner excusas para ella).
You don’t have to whisper, no one can hear us. (No tienes que susurrar, nadie puede
escucharnos).

Obligation in Past

Obligation in past in much more simple: use only needed to or had to. Had to is most
common. There is no difference in strength or internal/ external in the past.

(Obligación en el pasado en mucho más simple: usa solo needed to o had to. Had to es
lo más común. No hay diferencia en fuerza o interna / externa en el pasado).

Activities:

1) Write the missing correct word in each sentence.

a. You ______have to_____ (has to/ have to) wear a helmet.

b. You _____must______ (must to/ must) use a key.

c. She ___________ (has to/ must to) work tomorrow.

d. I __________ (must/ had to) finish my homework last night.

e. They ___________ (have to/have) bring the money tomorrow.

f. You _________ (must have to/ must) wear the uniform at all times.

g. You __________ (has to/ have to) wait until 10 am.

h. Students __________ (had to/ must) register by last week.

i. You __________ (must/ must to) arrive on time.

j. We ___________ (has to/ must) use the password.

k. She ___________ (has to / have to) work in the morning.

l. You ___________ (must/must to) wear a jacket.

m. Denny ___________ (have to/has to) save his money.

n. I __________ (had to / must) clean the kitchen yesterday.

ñ. She___________ (hasn’t / must not) speak loudly.

2) Organize the sentences in the right order

a.off/ your/shoes/the/you/must/When/take/./temple/visit/you
example: you must take off the shoes when you visit your temple. (Tú debes quitarte los
zapatos cuanto visites su temple).

b. All/must/week's/the/attend/./meeting/workers/next
c. next/judge/week/The/./must/make/her/decision
d. my/tomorrow/visit/I/must/grandmother/./sick
e. had to/ his/./clean/Maurice/night/house/last
f. Harold/?/ finish/Does/./project/the/ have to
g. You/ glasess/./at/times/all/must/use/safety
h. have to/ identification/your/./you/bring
i. test/must/Students/./a/on/pen/use/the

3) Write two sentences to each picture using have to or Must.

Example: she has to go to school

 _________________________ _____________________________________

________________________ ______________________________________

____________________________________ ___________________________________

____________________________________ ___________________________________

4) Look at the pictures and use some of the prompts to write sentences with must /
mustn´t

1. reduce rubbish / separate / plastic / glass / paper / materials

Example: They must separate the plastic of the other materials.
2. Conserve water / showe / bath

3. Save energy / turn off / lights / electronic devices / fridge door.

5. Complete the sentences using “mustn’t” or “don’t have to”.

6) Complete the sentences using “must” or “ mustn’t”