Level 2 Chapter 3 - Have to - must - need

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Expressing obligation

Difficult because sometimes two are correct.

NEED

With nouns:
I need a computer to send an email.
verbs
I need to send an email.

Two negatives:
I don't need a map. I have a GPS.
I don't need to look at the a map. I have a GPS.
(noun & verb)
You needn't look at the map; I know the way.
ONLY possible with a verb.

HAVE TO & MUST
Similar in the affirmative:
I really must go.It's getting late.
I really have to go.It's getting late.

Different in negative:
I don't have to work on Saturday. (but the boss won't stop me if I want to!)
You don't have to have a passport for Spain. (But you can take one if you like.)
John! You mustn't play with matches! (It is forbidden)
Muslim children must not wear chador in French schools. (It's against the rules)
How long do you to photocopy a book?
I see it before I can tell you.

How often I take the pills, doctor?
You only to take them when it hurts.

you make all that noise in here? Go and play in the garden.
Ok. What time do we come back for lunch?

Don't I a key for the red room?
You must not go into the red room!

Do I eat your mother's cake?
Well; she says you eat more.

Do I a visa for Argentina?
Yes. You get one from the consulate.

I some eggs to make pancakes.
You'll wait until tommorow; all the shops are closed.

You drink more than a glass if you're driving.
I drive. Mary can drive home. Pass the bottle!