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Have To and Have Got To - Grammar Reference and Practice Exercise

Created by: Nikita Kovalyov
Updated: April 2004

have to & don't have to - When to Use; How to Use
have to & don't have to - How to Form Positives; Negatives; and Questions

Have to & Have got to - Positives, Negatives, and Questions

Have to is a construction (structure). It is not a modal verb. We use auxiliary verbs do and does to form questions and negatives.

Examples:

Positive
I have to work very unsociable hours.
She has to wear a uniform.

Negative
I don't have to work at weekends.
John doesn't have to do any work at home.

Question
Do I have to pay in advance?
Does your father have to travel a lot at his job?
With have got to negatives and questions are formed differently.

Examples:

Positive
I've got to work very unsociable hours.
She's got to wear a uniform.

Negative
I haven't got to work at weekends.
John hasn't got to do any work at home.

Question
Have I got to pay in advance?
Has you father got to travel a lot at his job?

Have To and Have Got To - Practice

Exercise. Click on the words in the correct order to make
positives, negatives and questions with have to / have got to and don't have to / haven't got to.

Tip! If you have no idea what word should go next, you can
click on all the words one by one.

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have to & don't have to - When to Use; How to Use
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