Obligation and necessity: Must / Mustnt / have to / dont have to / need/ neednt
Usamos must e have to para falar sobre regras e obrigaes no presente. o Have to - quando a obrigao uma regra. o Must quando a obrigao parte do sujeito. Usamos had to para falar sobre obrigaes no passado Usamos mustnt quando algo proibido. Usamos dont have e neednt quando falamos de algo que no necessrio fazer Usamos didnt have to para falar de alguma coisa que no foi necessria fazer no passado.
1. Imagine that you are on a summer language course in Britain. Complete the instructions bellow.
Centre for English Studies Edinburgh Some helpful advice about your stay. Everybody (have to) has to attend classes daily, but you ( have to) dont have to take part in the social activities if you dont want to. If anybody (need) ________________ phone home for any reason, they (must) ________________ask permission to use the school phone. Try to keep your room tidy. Dont forget that your landlady (have to) ________________ clean your room. Remind your host that she (have to) ________________provide you with a packed lunch for the Saturdays outings. If you need a student card ( need) ________________ carry a passport. Remember that you (have to) book a time if you want to use the tennis courts. 2. Complete the sentences with modal verbs and the verbs in the box
Heat worry have go do let Clean buy take
Have to/ dont have to o Sorry I cant stay I really __________________ now. o Its ok for you. You _________________ your room every Saturday night. o Can we eat this pie could or ________________ first? o Kate I dont understand the homework. What ________________? o I cant come out just yet. I ________________ some shopping round to my grandmothers.
Must / need o Im so thirsty. I ________________ something to drink. o He phoned to say hes arrived safely, so you ________________ anymore.
3. Complete the teacher rules about safety in the laboratory, using must, mustnt, have to or dont have to.
RULES: 1. You mustnt enter the laboratory without permission. 2. You ________________ eat or drink in the lab. 3. You ________________ bring your own lab coat. 4. You must wear safety glasses during all experiences. 5. You ________________ play around in the lab. 6. If you have long hair, you ________________ tie it back. 7. You ________________ never walk away from an experiment that you have started. 8. You ________________ bring your own calculators. We can provide them. 9. If you break anything you ________________ to tell me. 10. You ________________ to clean all your equipment after use. 11. You ________________ write the results of your experiments in the lab. You can do that in the library if you prefer. 12. You ________________ behave safety and sensibly at all times. 13. You ________________ leave at three thirty if you havent finished. The technician will be here until five oclock.