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Abdul quddus Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
Having to???
she apologized profusely for having to leave at 2.32 pm.plz explain how 'having to' has been used there and what does it mean???
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It is used here to express responsibility or requirement to do a particular action, in this case leaving at 2:32 pm. It means that she was in a position that she must leave by that time, but since must is only used in a future tense it could not be used here. If she was apologizing today for having left at that time yesterday, then it would be stated like this: She apologized profusely for having had to leave at 2:32 pm.
- It is used here to express responsibility or requirement to do a particular action, in this case leaving at 2:32 pm.
- It means that she was in a position that she must leave by that time, but since must is only used in a future tense it could not be used here.
- If she was apologizing today for having left at that time yesterday, then it would be stated like this: She apologized profusely for having had to leave at 2:32 pm.
- But in your sentence it implies that she, in the past, apologized before leaving because she was required to leave by a particular time.
- I hope this helps and that I have not over-explained.
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It is used here to express responsibility or requirement to do a particular action, in this case leaving at 2:32 pm.
It means that she was in a position that she must leave by that time, but since must is only used in a future tense it could not be used here. If she was apologizing today for having left at that time yesterday, then it would be stated like this:
She apologized pro
It means that she was in a position that she must leave by that time, but since must is only used in a future tense it could not be used here. If she was apologizing today for having left at that time yesterday, then it would be stated like this:
She apologized pro
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thanku.i got it.would u plz give some examples for future tense use?
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Yes. To use must in referring to future obligation would look like this:
She must leave at 2:30, so she might apologize for leaving early.
I must leave also, please forgive me.
We must leave early tomorrow as well, and must do so every day next week.
and you can also use "have to" to mean approximately the same thing:
She has
She must leave at 2:30, so she might apologize for leaving early.
I must leave also, please forgive me.
We must leave early tomorrow as well, and must do so every day next week.
and you can also use "have to" to mean approximately the same thing:
She has
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