Must and Have (Got) to

Question 1

Must and MUST not to informal rules, regulations and warnings.

Answer 1

Bookings must be made at least 7 days before departure.
the government must not be allowed to appoint judges.

Question 2

In spoken English, use must or mustn’t for future arrangements without detailes.

Answer 2

We must get together more often.
We mustn’t leave it so long next year.

Question 3

Use MUST for internal obligations, remind ourselves something.

Answer 3

I must charge my phone. I meant yesterday, but I forgot.

Question 4

To draw a conclusion about:
1-Sth happened in the past. MUST+HAVE+Participle.
2- sth happening around the time of speaking. MUST+ BE+ING.
3- Sth is likely to happen in the future. MUST + BE + ING. (Must be going to).
4- sth happen in the Present. MUST BE or HAVE GOT TO. (informal speach).

Answer 4

1-That’s not Clara’s car. She must have borrowed it from her parents.
2- I can’t hear a noise. You must be imagining things.
3- I think they must have be going to dig the road.
It must be happening next Friday.
4- their goalkeeper has got to be at least 2 meters tall. (or must be)

Question 5

MUST HAVE TO, to conclude a thing about the present.
MUST HAD TO, to conclude a thing about the past.

Answer 5

I can’t access the database. You must have to put in a password.
Matt wasn’t at home when I went around. He must’ve had to leave unexpectedly.

Question 6

In question we expect a negative answer:
Informal: use HAVE GOT TO
Formal: MUST

Answer 6

Do we have to answer all the questions? (Have we got to ?) or formal: MUST we answer…?

Question 7

Questions that imply criticism, use HAVE TO. Must is old fashion.

Answer 7

Do you have to play your tromphet in here? It is deafening.

Question 8

USE HAVE GOT TO in informal speech:
1) HAVE TO with frequency adverbs: often, always, never, normally, rarely, sometimes.
2) use HAVE TO with Past Simple.
3) If have is contracted, ‘ve, must include GOT.
4) Don’t use HAVE GOT TO with other modal verbs.

Answer 8

1) I often have to work at the weekends.
2) When did you have to give it back?
We didn’t have to wait so long for an answer. (NOT have got to).
3) I need a new pair of shoes, and they’ve got to be blue.
4) Motorists will have to wait until next year to use the bridge.