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must You must be home by eleven. Must you go?

I must go you must go he/she/it must go etc (NOT l-must to ge, NOT be/she/it musts ge)
must I go? must you go? must he/she/it go? etc

In affirmative (Q ) sentences, we use must when we mean This is necessary'.
I must get up early tomorrow. You must fill in this form. (NOT ¥&ti-must to fill...)
You must visit us while we're in Paris. Pat and Jan are so nice - we must see them again.

^ Complete the sentences with must and verbs from the boxes.

b e / go hurry pay speak stop study write

► FATHER: You . . .!?£..... .... home by eleven. 4 TAX OFFICE: You ................ ...........the tax now.
1 TEACHER: You .................... ....... in ink. 5 TEACHER: Your daughter... ........................ harder.

2 FRIEND: We....................... ....-we're late. 6 BOSS: You........................ ... politely on the phone.
3 DOCTOR: You ..................... ......smoking. 7 MOTHER: That child.......... .................to bed now.

^ Put the beginnings and ends together. Add must and verbs from the box.

get up give go go have phone read / see

0 Smith's latest book is her best, 1 think. A 1............................ her tonight........

1 1haven't heard from Annie for ages. B You wcucst rtad .... it. Shall 1lend it to you?

2 I've left my handbag in the restaurant. C My mother made it; you............................a piece.........
3 This cake is delicious. D You ...................... .....it. It's a cinema classic.........
4 'Velocity'is a wonderful film. E We....................... ... for a walk this weekend........
5 I've got a lot of work to do tomorrow. F You....................... .... me your phone number. ......
6 I'd like to see you again. G 1............................ back and get it........

7 The woods are full of flowers. H 1 must.................. ....... early.........

In questions ( 8 ), we use must when we mean: 'Is this really necessary?'
To make questions with must, we put must before the subject.
Must we tell the police when we change addresses? Must you talk so loud? Must you go?

^ A new student is asking some questions about next week's exam. Complete the questions.
Use Must/...?and verbs from the box.

answer bring / come pay sit stay work write

► . . ^ ^ . 1 . ^ 9 ..................writing paper? 4 ............................................. in my usual place?

1 ............................................. any money? 5 ............................................. every question?
2 ............................................. to this room? 6 ............................................. without a dictionary?

3 ............................................. in ink? 7 ............................................. if I finish early?

Have to (see pages 76-77) means the same as must.
Must has no past [masted) or infinitive [to must). Instead, we use had to and [to) have to (see page 78).

In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full MODAL VERBS 75
forms (for example / am, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.