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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

How to use HAD TO

can anybody tel me the usage of HAD TO and also the meaning of it

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1. meaning Have to = must Had to is the past of have to. There's also a longer version of have to (= have got to).

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  • meaning Have to = must Had to is the past of have to.
  • There's also a longer version of have to (= have got to).
  • Unlike have to, 'have got to' is always used in the present tense.
  • Present We have to/(have got to) go to the police.
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1. meaning

Have to = must

Had to is the past of have to. There's also a longer version of have to (= have got to). Unlike have to, 'have got to' is always used in the present tense.

Present

We have to/(have got to) go to the police. (=we must go to the police)

Past

We had to go to the police.

We had got to go to the police. (wr

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