Modal verbs
37 Obligation and necessity
B1modals
In short
Obbligo, divieto, assenza di obbligo.
must obbligo sentito da chi parla · have to obbligo esterno (e tutti gli altri tempi: had to, will have to) · mustn't divieto · don't have to / needn't non serve
- I must call my mum.
- I have to wear a uniform at work.
- You mustn't smoke here. — You don't have to come.
Watch out: mustn't ≠ don't have to: «non devi» si traduce in due modi, e sbagliare ribalta il senso
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- 37.1"Must" and "have to"
- 37.2"Mustn't" and "don't have to"
- 37.3Obligation in other tenses
- 37.4"Need" and "needn't"