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for the sake of subjective obligation

We frequently use must to express the importance or need of something, for example:

I had to leave.

must-have structure

A modal auxiliary verb is "must."


After that, there is a major verb.

Subject + auxiliary verb must + main verb base is the basic structure for must.

The core verb takes the same form every time: base.

Consider the following examples:

The subject's auxiliary verb must be based on the main verb.

I have to return home.


You must pay us a visit.

We must immediately come to a halt.

The auxiliary verb must, like all auxiliary verbs, cannot be followed by to.
As a result, we state:

I have to leave right now.

I don't have to go right now.

Use of the word must

In general, the word must connotes personal responsibility.


Must expresses the speaker's belief that something is required.
Must is a personal choice.
Consider the following examples:

I need to quit smoking.

You must pay us a visit as soon as possible.

He needs to put in more effort.


In each of the examples above,

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