The inimitable "Judy" stated one day [nq:2]Please help me complete this sentense so that it's logical: Last week, we must not ...[/nq] [nq:1]Last week, we did not..[/nq] "must" cannot be translated into a form of "do" unless it is like the one below.
Last week, we did not have to . . . or Last week we were not supposed to . . .
[nq:1]Please help me complete this sentense so that it's logical: Last week, we must not ...[/nq] When there is no form of "must" available(as is true in your sentence fragment), we use forms of "have to". So your sentence would be:
Last week, I had to (do something or other)... Similarly, "can" is suppleted by "be able to". Gary
[nq:1]Please help me complete this sentense[/nq] Oy! (Fake spelling, right?) [nq:1]so that it's logical:[/nq] Oy! (Fake denotation, right?) [nq:1]Last week, we must not ...[/nq] The minimal addition that renders the grammar "correct" (though it may leave something to be understood from context) yields: Last week, we must not have.
[nq:1]Please help me complete this sentense[/nq] Oy! (Fake spelling, right?) [nq:1]so that it's logical:[/nq] Oy! (Fake denotation, right?) [nq:1]Last week, we must not ...[/nq] The minimal addition that renders the grammar "correct" (though it may leave something to be understood from context) yields: Last week, we must not have. In everyday conversation, this sentence
[nq:1]Please help me complete this sentense[/nq] Oy! (Fake spelling, right?) [nq:1]so that it's logical:[/nq] Oy! (Fake denotation, right?) [nq:1]Last week, we must not ...[/nq] The minimal addition that renders the grammar "correct" (though it may leave something to be understood from context) yields: Last week, we must not have. In everyday conversation, this sentence
[nq:1]Please help me complete this sentense so that it's logical: Last week, we must not ...[/nq] Last week, we must not forget to buy a stick of rock to take home. Last week, we must remember to buy one of James' CDs in tribute. Last week, we must not cobbel no more, i cannot reepare yore shose
[nq:1]Please help me complete this sentense so that it's logical: Last week, we must not ...[/nq] ... start the time machine without checking the settings. )
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm E-mail - see web
[nq:1]Someone fake wrote[/nq] I can easily wind up my non-natively-English-speaking wife by using that construction, eg. "I mustn't've looked properly." Adrian