1. What do the signs mean? Complete the sentences using have to and the verbs below.
be sit stop turn walk wear
1 You ……………………
2 You …………………… left.
3 You …………………… careful.
4 You …………………… a hard hat.
5 You …………….…… down.
6 You ……………………
Answer
1 have to stop 2 have to turn 3 have to be
4 have to wear 5 have to sit 6 have to walk
2. Complete the sentences with have to / has to or doesn’t have to / don’t have to.
1 Your mum …………………… buy a ticket for me. I’ve got one.
2 You …………………… leave now. The café is closed.
3 We …………………… take sandwiches to school. We can buy food at the café.
4 My friend’s dad …………………… work. He’s got millions of euros in the banks!
5 We can take mobile phones to school, but we …………………… turn them off during lessons.
6 I don’t like basketball, but I …………………… play it at school in P.E. lessons.
7 You …………………… pay when you see a doctor in the UK – it’s free.
8 We …………………… arrive at school by 8.20 because lessons start at 8.25.
Answer
1 doesn’t have to 2 have to 3 don’t have to 4 doesn’t have to
5 have to 6 have to 7 don’t have to 8 have to
3. Complete Conrad’s email with have to / has to or doesn’t have to / don’t have to and the verbs in brackets.
To: dexter@email.com
Hi Dexter,
I’m in Bolivia for six months with my mum and dad. I don’t go to school here – I 1…………………… (have) lessons at home instead. My parents aren’t my teachers – luckily! They 2…………………… (go) to work at the museum every day. I have a teacher who comes to our house at 8 o’clock in the morning. I 3…………………… (study) all the usual subjects, with extra lessons in Spanish. But I 4…………………… (take) any exams here. My teacher leaves at 5 p.m., when my mum gets home. (My day often 5…………………… (work) late – until 8 p.m. or 9 p.m.) So my school day is very long – but I 6…………………… (do) any homework, so that’s good!
Please reply soon. You 7…………………… (write) a long email. A short message is OK!
Bye for now.
Conrad
Answer
1 have to have 2 have to go 3 have to study
4 don’t have to take 5 has to work
6 don’t have to do 7 don’t have to write
4. Complete the questions about Conrad and his family with the interrogative form of have to. Then write short answers.
1 Does Conrad have to go to school?
No, he doesn’t.
2 …………………… Conrad …………………… have lessons?
……………………
3 …………………… Conrad’s parents …………………… go to work?
……………………
4 …………………… Conrad …………………… study Spanish?
……………………
5 …………………… Conrad …………………… take exams?
……………………
6 …………………… Conrad’s mum …………………… work late?
……………………
Answer
2 Does, have to. Yes, he does.
3 Do, have to. Yes, they do.
4 Does, have to. Yes, he does.
5 Does, have to. No, he doesn’t.
6 Does, have to. No, she doesn’t.
5. What do you have to do after school? Write true sentences about yourself using the phrases in brackets.
1 (walk home) I have to / don’t have to walk home.
2 (cook dinner) ……………………………………
3 (set the table) ……………………………………
4 (tidy my room) ……………………………………
5 (do homework) ……………………………………
6 (go to bed early) ……………………………………
7 (do the ironing) ……………………………………
Answer
your own answers
6. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of have to and the verbs in brackets.
Louise Do you help with the housework at home, Thalia?
Thalia Yes, I do.
Louise What 1……………………? (you / do)
Thalia Well, I 2…………………… (not clean) the house, but I 3…………………… (set) the table for dinner every day. My brother does more housework than me.
Louise What 4……………………? (your brother / do)
Thalia He 5…………………… (load) the dishwasher every night after dinner. But he 6…………………… (not / unload) it. My dad does that in the morning.
Answer
1 do you have to do
2 don’t have to clean
3 have to set
4 does your brother have to do
5 has to load
6 doesn’t have to unload
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