Have to, has to

1. Have to / has to

Maribel Moreno
CEIP Salvador Dalí (Villalbilla)

2. Diapositiva 2

We use have to / has to
in affirmative sentences
to express obligation
(when something is
necessary).
I have to study every
day

3. Affirmative

I, You, We, They
He, she, it
We have to brush our teeth
three times a day
She has to brush her teeth
three times a day
have to
has to

4. Negative

I, You, We, They
to
He, she, it
to to get up
Wehave
don’t have
early on Sundays
He doesn’t have to get up
early on Sundays
don’t have
doesn’t

5. Interrogative

Do I, You, We, They
to…?
Does He, she, it
Do to
you…?
have to make your
bed everyday ?
Does he have to make his
bed every day?
have
have

6. Had to

We use “had to” to express obligation in the
past. It is used with singular and plural
personal pronouns
He had to study maths
yesterday

7. Negative and interrogative for “had to”

As the rest of the verbs, we use “did not
(didn’t) have to” for negatives and “did +
subject + have to..?” for interrogatives.
Did you have to go
shopping yesterday?
I didn’t have to go
shopping yesterday

8. Diapositiva 8

Now let’s
practice!!!

9. Diapositiva 9

Fill in the gaps using “have to”,
“has to” , “don’t have to” or
“doesn’t
have
to”
have
1. We __________ get up early on
to
doesn’t
have
Mondays
2. Maryto
_____________ go to school on
don’t have to
Saturdays
3. They__________
play in the
has to
classroom
4. John _________ tidy his bedroom

10. Diapositiva 10

Say whether these
sentences are in present
past
1.or We
didn’t have to get up
2.
3.
4.
5.
early last past
Saturday
presen
She has to go to school
t
past
Did you have to set the
presen
table?
t
past
We have to visit our
grandparents
He had to tidy his room