Fill out the blanks with “must, mustn’t, has to/have to” or “don’t have to/doesn’t have to”.
Let’s solve the exercise by filling in the blanks with the appropriate modal verbs:
- You have a lot of work tomorrow. You mustn’t sleep late.
- Visiting Atatürk’s Mausoleum is free. You don’t have to buy a ticket to get in.
- Children mustn’t tell lies about their studies or homework.
- I gained weight again. I really have to try to get fit.
- When Jack won the lottery, he got a lot of money, so now he doesn’t have to go to work.
- All students have to be in the classroom on time.
- I don’t have to do the laundry because it is my mother’s responsibility.
- We have to hurry, or we will be late.
- You don’t have to go outside to smoke. You can smoke here.
- I am sorry, but I have to leave you a little early. My parents are waiting for me for dinner.
- Carolyn doesn’t have to sleep early tonight because she is not working tomorrow.
- I mustn’t forget to lock all the doors before I leave the house, or my mother will get angry with me.
- I can’t go out tonight. I have to finish this report, and hand it in tomorrow.
- We don’t have to stay at a hotel when we go to Italy. My sister lives there, so we can stay with her.
- While you are driving, you have to stop at the red light.
These are the correct modal verbs for each sentence contextually.