25/2/2016 ENGLISH PAGE Have Got to englishpage.com Home > Modal Verb Tutorial > Have Got to Have Got To f t g+ p "Have got to" is used to express necessity and obligation Examples: Drivers have got to get a license to drive a car in the US. necessity I have got to be at work by 8:30 AM. obligation Using "Have Got to" in Present, Past, and Future Most modal verbs behave quite irregularly in the past and the future. Study the chart below to learn how "have got to" behaves in different contexts Use Positive Forms Negative Forms Also 1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = 1. = Present 2. = Past 3. = Future use: 1. People have got to be on 1. SHIFT TO "HAVE TO" have time if they want to get a People don't have to be there on time to, seat in the crowded theater to get a seat must 2. SHIFT TO "HAVE TO" 2. SHIFT TO "HAVE TO" You had to be on time if you You didn't have to be there on time to wanted to get a seat in the get a seat Future have got to necessity crowded theater 3. SHIFT TO "HAVE TO" 3. You have got to be there You won't have to be there on time to on time tonight if you want to get a seat get a seat in the crowded theater http://www.englishpage.com/modals/havegotto.html Haven't you got to be there by 7:00? Don't 1/2 25/2/2016 ENGLISH PAGE Have Got to haven't Haven't you got to finish that project you today? have got to future "Haven't got to" is primarily used to obligation ask about future obligations. It can be to used in statements, but this is less common EXERCISES AND RELATED TOPICS Modal Exercise 5 have got to, had better, may and shall Modal Exercise 7 modal verb forms Modal Verb Final Test complete review Copyright © 2016 Englishpage.com, All Rights Reserved Contact us | Privacy Policy | Advertise with us Your personal online English school. Learn English at Englishpage.com! Weekly Lesson Grammar Book Vocabulary Verb Tenses Conditionals Modals Gerunds / Infinitives Articles Prepositions Minitutorials Irregular Verbs Reading Room Listening Lounge Games English Forums English Schools English · Foreign Dictionaries English ·English Dictionaries Irregular Verb Dictionary Phrasal Verb Dictionary Verb + Preposition Dictionary http://www.englishpage.com/modals/havegotto.html 2/2