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    Must, Have To, Have Got To: Positive Sentences Present Past

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    Must, have to, and have got to are essentially synonymous and mean that something is obligatory or required. Must is more formal, have to can be used in both writing and speech, and have got to is used more in spoken English. Mustn't means something is prohibited or not allowed, while don't have to and haven't got to mean that something is not necessary or obligatory but optional.

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    Must, have to, and have got to are essentially synonymous and mean that something is obligatory or required. Must is more formal, have to can be used in both writing and speech, and have got to is used more in spoken English. Mustn't means something is prohibited or not allowed, while don't have to and haven't got to mean that something is not necessary or obligatory but optional.

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    Must, have to, and have got to are essentially synonymous and mean that something is obligatory or required. Must is more formal, have to can be used in both writing and speech, and have got to is used more in spoken English. Mustn't means something is prohibited or not allowed, while don't have to and haven't got to mean that something is not necessary or obligatory but optional.

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    Must, Have To, Have Got To: Positive Sentences Present Past

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    Must, have to, and have got to are essentially synonymous and mean that something is obligatory or required. Must is more formal, have to can be used in both writing and speech, and have got to is used more in spoken English. Mustn't means something is prohibited or not allowed, while don't have to and haven't got to mean that something is not necessary or obligatory but optional.

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    Must, have to, have got to

    Basically, must, have to and have got to have the same meanings. Must is more formal, have to can be used when we write and when we speak and have got to is usually used in spoken English.

    Positive sentences Present They must sleep. They have to sleep. They've got to sleep. Negative sentences Present They mustn't sleep. They don't have to sleep. They haven't got to sleep. Past They shouldn't have slept. They didn't have to sleep. They didn't have to sleep. Past They had to sleep. They had to sleep. They had to sleep.

    Mustn't and don't have to and haven't got to have different meanings. Mustn't means that something is prohibited, it isn't allowed. Examples You mustn't drink and drive. They mustn't go too near to the fire. We mustn't swim there. It's too dangerous. Don't have to and haven't got to mean that it isn't necessary. You can do it if you want to, but you are not obliged to do it. Examples You don't have to pay to go on the beach. She doesn't have to do the exam. She's already passed. They haven't got to go to school tomorrow. It's a bank holiday.

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