Unit 10 TRAVELING

Modals to express: Necessity

1. Must: *Rules.
(Present +) *Something good/necessary for you.

Examples:
I must drink water everyday.
They must pay taxes.
 2. Have to: *Obligations + / *Not necessary -
(Present/Past +/-)

Examples:

We have to clean our room.

(Pres
+) Rose has to arrive home before 10pm.

(*Extra
You have got to pay the bills today!
emphasis) Jack has got to go now!

I don’t have to bring my computer.

(Pres
-) Nathan doesn’t have to buy more milk.
(Past
They had to run 2km in their school.
+)
We had to read 3 books per
semester.

(Past
Anna didn’t have to wear boots in spring.
-)
You didn’t have to go to church.
 3. Need to: * Necessary +
(Present/Past +/-) *Not necessary -

Examples:

I need to cut my hair.

(Pres
+) Tania needs to do exercise.

(Pres
They don’t need to work this year.
-) The dog doesn’t need to eat meat.
(Past
You needed to take a taxi every night.
+) Tom needed to speak to his girlfriend.

The cat didn’t need to drink chocolate

(Past
milk.
-)

We didn’t need to call our tutor.