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Have to

We use have to when we want to say it is necessary to do something. Many people use have got to or need to when speaking. They are used the same way as have to. Have to is always followed by the base form (infinitive form) of the verb.

For example: I have to study for the test.
I've got to study for the test.
I need to study for the test.

In the present tense, have to always has the same form, except for the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), when it becomes has to.

In the past tense, have to changes to had to, and doesn’t change for any of the subjects. In the future tense, have to becomes will have to, and doesn’t change for any of the subjects.

Tense Subject Have to Base Verb Example
Present I/You
We/You/They
have to
don't have to
study I have to study.
You don't have to study.
He
She
It
has to
doesn't have to
He has to study.
She doesn't have to study.
Past I/You
He/She/It
We/You/They
had to
didn't have to
You had to study.
He didn't have to study.
They had to study.
Future I/You
He/She/It
We/You/They
will have to
won't have to
I will have to study.
He won't have to study.
We'll have to study.
Yes/No Questions
Tense Do
Will
Subject Have to Base Verb Example
Present Do
Don't
I/you
we/you/they
have to work Do I have to work?
Do they have to work?
Does
Doesn't
he
she
it
Doesn't he have to work?
Does she have to work?
Doesn't it have to work?
Past Did
Didn't
I/you
he/she/it
we/you/they
Didn't you have to work?
Didn't he have to work?
Did we have to work?
Future Will
Won't
I/you
he/she/it
we/you/they
Will I have to work?
Won't she have to work?
Will they have to work?

To make a Wh- question, we add the Wh- word before the Yes/No question.

For example: Where will we have to be at 9 o'clock?
When does she have to decide?

When who or what is the subject of a question, we don’t use a subject pronoun. In the present tense, the verb is always singular (like with he, she, it) and doesn’t take a helping verb (do, does or did).

For example: Who has to walk the dog?
What had to happen?
Who will have to catch the train?