Have to / Had to

We can use “have to” to express obligation in the present and future, and “had to” to express obligation in the past.

• For example:
  • I have to work today/tomorrow.
  • I had to work yesterday.

Have / Had

Questions:

Did you have to work yesterday?

• Yes, I did.
• No, I didn’t.

What did you do yesterday?

• I was expecting visitors, but my house was a mees!
• I had to wash the dishes and clean the kitchen.
• I also had to sweep and mop.

Let’s watch a role play!

True or false?

• Emma had to prepare weekly reports in her last job.

It’s your turn!

• What did you have to do recently at home, work or school?

  A month ago, I had to help my sister with her Gynecology homework. I had to draw fetuses that sometimes were dead, very traumatic.

  Yesterday, I had to wash the dishes. I also had to prepare my swimming equipment for today’s lesson.

  Today, when I waked up, I had to make my bed.