Lesson on how to use HAVE TO (how to express a strong obligation based on a law)

Lesson on how to use HAVE TO (how to express a strong obligation based on a law)

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Englishing
Jun 14, 2026

This video is about the modal verb "have to." This modal verb is mostly used for obligations but not only. In this lesson, I will use obligation for amE and brE. It is an impersonal obligation, so somebody or an institution obliges a person to do something following a rule or law. The lesson will give you the different types of sentences to use it with.
This lesson is for elementary students who wish to study or review English grammar and for students who reached an advanced level but who wish to brush up on some grammar rules.

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