BASIC-GRAMMAR-U-10.4

	10.4.	*had to / didn’t have to (past obligation)*

PRESENTATION

Had to is the past of have to.

Affirmative and negative

I / You / He / She / It / We / They	had to	study for the Maths exam.
	didn’t have to

Yes/No questions

Short answers

Did you have to study for the Maths exam?

Yes, I did.

No, I didn’t.

TIP

Say I didn’t have to do it. (don’t say ~~I hadn’t to do it.~~)

Say Did you have to do it? (don’t say ~~Had you to do it?~~)

Key vocabulary

Education: do homework, English, French, Geography, Maths, Music, Science, study for an exam

10.4.