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    Modal verbs with no obligation

    Maybe you already know that we can use the modal verbs 'must', 'mustn't' and 'have (got) to' to talk
    about obligation and prohibition. Today, let's talk about no obligation - when you don't need to do
    something. This doesn't mean it is prohibited! It means that there is no obligation to do or not to do
    something.

    Present / Future: Don't have to / haven't got to

    • You don't have to get up early now / tomorrow.

    Past: Didn't have to / didn't need to

    • We didn't have to go to bed early when we were children. Our parent let us go to bed
    whenever we liked.
    • She didn't need to get up early this morning. It's Saturday and there's no work.

    Future: We use won't have to / won't need to for lack of obligation in the future, as well as using
    'don't have to' and 'don't need to'. These really have the same meaning.

    • You won't need to get up early tomorrow. Sleep as long as you like.
    • You won't have to get up early tomorrow. Sleep as long as you like.
    • You don't have to get up early tomorrow – it's Sunday.
    • They don't need to come to the meeting.

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    Let's review!

    1. No obligation is when you ___________ need to do something.


    2. We use 'don't ________ to / haven't __________ to' as well as 'don't need to' to talk about no
    obligation in the present or future.
    3. We use '___________ have to / __________ need to' to talk about no obligation in the past.
    4. In the future we can use '_______ have to / ________ need to' as well as 'don't have to / don't
    need to'.

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    Answers

    1. don't
    2. have / got
    3. didn't
    4. won't / won't

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