Fill in the blanks with have to, had to, need to
1I am not working tomorrow, so I ............... get up early.
Wrong!
"Don't have to" is correct because it shows there is no necessity tomorrow.
2In your new job at the regional office, ............... travel much?
Wrong!
"Do you have to" is correct for a present simple question about obligation.
3I am not very busy this afternoon; I have some work to do, but I ............... do it now.
Wrong!
"Don't have to" is correct because doing the work is not necessary now.
4At the hospital, ............... work on the weekend?
Wrong!
"Do you have to" is correct for asking about a regular present obligation.
5You ............... pay for that call because it is included in your phone plan.
Wrong!
"Don't have to" is correct because payment is not necessary.
6The meeting starts in ten minutes; ............... wait for them now?
Wrong!
"Do I have to" is correct for asking about a present or future obligation.
7I fell and injured my knee yesterday, but I ............... go to hospital.
Wrong!
"Didn't have to" is correct because the sentence describes a past lack of necessity.
8There is no lift in that old apartment building, so you ............... climb the stairs.
Wrong!
"Have to" is correct because the present situation creates a necessity.
9On Saturdays, I ............... wake up early, but I usually do.
Wrong!
"Don't have to" is correct because waking up early is not necessary.
10Please close the door quietly; you ............... the children.
Wrong!
"Must not wake" is correct because it expresses prohibition.
11The doctor said the test results are normal, so you ............... to worry.
Wrong!
"Don't have" is correct because the complete phrase is "don't have to worry".
12Everything was okay in the end, so I ............... so much.
Wrong!
"Needn't have worried" is correct because the past worry happened but was unnecessary.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I am not working tomorrow, so I don’t have to get up early.
- In your new job at the regional office, Do you have to travel much?
- I am not very busy this afternoon; I have some work to do, but I don’t have to do it now.
- At the hospital, Do you have to work on the weekend?
- You don’t have to pay for that call because it is included in your phone plan.
- The meeting starts in ten minutes; Do I have to wait for them now?
- I fell and injured my knee yesterday, but I didn’t have to go to hospital.
- There is no lift in that old apartment building, so you have to climb the stairs.
- On Saturdays, I don’t have to wake up early, but I usually do.
- Please close the door quietly; you must not wake the children.
- The doctor said the test results are normal, so you don’t have to worry.
- Everything was okay in the end, so I needn’t have worried so much.
