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Hello, Welcome to six minute grammar with me, Finn and me Alice Hello in today's program we're talking about have two and must have do on.
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Must we'll look at what they mean?
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We'll find out how to use them in sentences.
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We'll have a pronunciation tip and we'll do some practice with a cuisine.
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So let's get started.
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Way use Both must and have to in front of verbs to talk about obligations things that are necessary in natural English.
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They often have very similar meanings.
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And here's Catherine.
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Hello, Hello to demonstrate.
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I have to leave work early today.
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I must leave work early today.
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Thanks, Catherine.
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I have to leave and I must leave.
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Those sentences have pretty similar meanings, but that's not always the case.
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Eso let's look more closely at half to Katherine.
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My doctor says I have to lose weight.
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If you go to Russia, you have to get a visa so we use have to for things that are necessary, including laws.
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You can't go to some countries without a visa.
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You have to get one Yes, with have to.
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The obligation usually comes from someone else a doctor, a government or maybe your boss on this is where must is sometimes different must often suggests that the speaker decided themselves that it's necessary to do something.
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Here are some examples I'm putting on weight.
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I must join a gym.
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I haven't spoken to my sister this week.
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I must give her a core, so that must four personal necessities we can also use must to make recommendations like this.
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When you go to Germany, you must try brat first.
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It's delicious.
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We sometimes seem must informal notices or rules of an organization.
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Ah, hospital sign might say visitors must wash their hands before leaving the world.
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Now let's look at negatives first.
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Don't have to.
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Okay, if you don't have to do something, it isn't necessary to do it.
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But you can if you want Katherine in the UK, you don't have to drink alcohol in Popes.
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Don't have to means it's your choice, but mustn't means don't do it.
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It is necessary not to do it.
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You mustn't eat meat that's old.
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In other words, don't eat meat that's old.
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Could make you ill s so we can use mustn't for both rules on and personal recommendations.
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Katherine, you mustn't forget to call your sister.
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Passengers must not speak to the driver while the bus is moving.
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Passengers must not.
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That sounds serious.
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And it does.
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The long form must not is more formal than the short form.
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Mustn't BBC learning english dot com on we're talking about Must Andi have to now a quick word about tenses?
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Yes, it's important to note that we don't use must in the future or the past.
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Instead, it's will have to for the future and had to for the past.
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Katherine, you must talk to your doctor.
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You'll have to see her tomorrow.
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You didn't have to answer all the questions in yesterday's exam, but you must answer all the questions in today's exam Now.
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Time for that pronunciation tip We promised you Yes, in natural speech have to and must can get a bit squashed.
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I have to go to the doctor.
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I must join a gym.
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So have to Sounds like after I have to go to the doctor after and must sounds like must without the final turn sound.
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I must join a gym must So listen out for those sounds in our quiz.
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Oh yes, we must have a quiz before we go.
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I'll say a sentence with Must you decide if I'm talking about a rule or if it's just a personal recommendation?
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Ready Number one.
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I need some exercise.
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I must go to the gym.
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Andi, that's a personal recommendation on That's right.
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Number two again.
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Is it a rule or is it a personal recommendation?
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You mustn't smoke in the building.
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No smoking in the buildings.
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That's a rule.
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That's right.
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Now number three.
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I'm going to say a sentence in the present tense, and you have to put it into the past.
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Here goes.
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I must have a cup of tea and in the past it's I had toe.
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Have a cup of tea.
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Well done.
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If you got all those right, there's lots more about must and have to.
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