Lesson 7: Unit 67 - Had to

About this lesson

In this lesson you will learn how to use the structure "had to" to express obligation and necessity in the past. You will understand the difference between "had to" and "didn't have to" and how they are used in different contexts. You will also get to know the important rule that "must" has no past form. Practise forming and applying this grammatical structure through examples and exercises from everyday life.

40 minutes

What you'll learn

• Use 'had to' to express obligation or necessity in the past
• Use 'didn't have to' to express lack of obligation in the past
• Know that 'must' has no past form and how to replace it
• Read and understand a text with 'had to' in a real context
• Answer questions with 'had to' / 'didn't have to' in spoken and written form

Lesson vocabulary

• had to I had to keep quiet because Mum was always tired.
• didn't have to We didn't have to stay at school all day long – only in the morning.
• keep quiet At home I had to keep quiet because Mum had her awful headaches.
• neat and tidy I hated the uniform because I had to be neat and tidy.
• behave well We had to behave well to show respect to the teachers.
• show respect We had to show respect to the teachers.
• uniform At school we had to wear a uniform – a black coat and trousers, black shoes, a white shirt, and a tie.
• servant We lived in a big house and had a lot of servants.
• on foot I couldn't go to school on foot; our driver had to drive me there.
• look forward to We had very long holidays. I adored them and looked forward to them.
• adore I adored the long holidays.
• return ticket Mr Jones had to buy a return ticket for his business trip.
• renovate I had to renovate my house last summer.
• speak rudely We couldn't shout, or fight, or speak rudely to each other.
• boring We had to learn long and boring lessons.

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