Modals. p.1. Must/have to/need to/be to.

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1. "It is eight o'clock. The children [must] go to bed," Mr Hudson said to the nurse.

2. "At eight o'clock the children [have to] go to bed," Mr Hudson said to the nurse.

3. "We have an agreement with the children that at eight o'clock they [are to] go to bed," Mr Hudson said to the nurse.

1. She must go to bed at eight o'clock tonight to be up in time for the first train.

2. She is to go to bed at eight o'clock now for me to be up in time for the first train. Договор, доверие, равенство,свобода, дружба, братство. ЛИО.

3. She has to go to bed at eight o'clock every day now to be up in time for the first train.

4. She [has to] go to bed at eight when she comes and stays with us next year.

4. She [will have to] go to bed at eight when she comes and stays with us next year.

1. At this boarding school the children [are to] go to bed at eight o'clock.

2. At most boarding schools children [have to] go to bed at eight o'clock.

3. Today is a special day and at this boarding school the children [must] go to bed at eight o'clock.

1. He [has to] stay the night with us because he has missed the last bus.

2. He [must] stay the night with us. I won't let him drive to the country in this rain.

3. You can ask him yourself as he [is to] stay the night with us tomorrow before sets off on his tour to Europe.

1. We [are to] begin as early as possible or we may let them down.

2. We [have to] begin as early as possible or we won't be able to finish it.

3. We [must] begin as early as possible or we shan't finish it today.

1. I [have to] start on my new job on Monday or Tuesday.

2. I [must] start on my new job right now.

3. They tell me that I [am to] start on my new job on Monday, so do I, for that matter.

1. Don't be silly! You [must] take the drink. It will fix you in no time at all.

2. It's your turn now. You [are to] take the drink. You see, it has fixed all of us in no time at all.

3. You [have to] take the drink. It may fix you in no time at all.

1. The note said you [don't have to] feed the animals as they had been fed by the night shift zookeepers.

1. The note said you [were not to] feed the animals as they had been fed by the night shift zookeepers.

2. The warning said you [must not] feed the animals as their behaviour is unpredictable and extremely dangerous.

3. The sign said you [don't need to] feed the animals as they did not need extra food.

3. The sign said you [did not have to] feed the animals as they did not need extra food.

1. You [must] take the dog away. I won't have it here any longer.

2. You [are to] take the dog today. It's your turn. Договор.

3. You [have to] take the dog along with you because there was no one who could look after it.

3. You [had to] take the dog along with you because there was no one who could look after it.

1. [Is she to] learn to do things for herself as you will only help her if she fails? Договор.

2. [Must she] learn to do things for herself as you refuse to help her in the future?

3. [Does she have to] learn to do things for herself as her parents will not help her in the future as they are now?

1. What a pity you [must] leave as you are not the right person for me.

2. What a pity you [have] leave as it's time for you to catch your train.

3. What a pity you [are to] leave as it's that promise that you have made with them.

1. My bike is under repair and I [had to] walk here that morning.

2. My bike is under repair and I [will have to] walk here tomorrow morning.

3. My bike was still under repair though I [did not need to] collect it that morning.

3. My bike was still under repair though I [was to] collect it that morning.

4. My bike is still under repair though I [do not need to] collect it this morning.

4. My bike is still under repair though I [am to] collect it this morning.

5. I have collected my bike this morning but I [did not have to] as it appeared to be still in need of being repaired.

1. He told me that I [did not have to] repeat again and again what I had heard.

2. He told me that I [must not] repeat the words the vulgar meanings of which I didn't know.

3. He told me that I [had to] learn some twenty lines by heart every day to master English.

1. "I've told my husband he [must not] smoke in the drawing-room, because I hate it, but he does!"

"And I [do not have to] tell my husband such things; he's a born gentleman."

2. "I've told my husband he [is not to] smoke in the drawing-room, because none of us likes it!"

"And I [must not] tell my husband such things; he's a regular brute when he hears me say that."

3. "I've told my husband he [does not need to] smoke in the drawing-room as there's a smoking room in the house."

"And I [am not to] tell my husband such things as he's quitting smoking and my comments may provoke him."

4. "I've told my husband he [does not have to] smoke in the drawing-room as it is packed with smokers right now."

"And I [do not need to] tell my husband such things; he has quitted smoking."