Selasa, 20 Januari 2009

Expressing Obligation

To express obligation you can use the following expression:

Positive Obligation

You must leave soon.

You have to find some compromise.

You have got to get up early tomorrow.

You need to have a haircut.

You should come on time. (mild obligation)

Negative Obligation

You mustn’t call her.

No Obligation

You don’t have to call her. (it is not necessary to call her- You can call her if you want to)

Past Obligation *)

You had to wear blues shorts when you were at Junior High School.


*) For past obligation, you cannot use must.

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