Blue Level Quiz #17 – have to: present and past tense (ANSWERS)

Part A.

Directions: Complete each sentence with “have to” and the main verb. All of these sentences are in the present tense. Some sentences are negative. (10 points)

1. She has to finish her homework. (finish)

2. I have to make dinner. (make)

3. Your teacher has to cancel class today. (cancel)

4. The paint has to dry before you can touch it. (dry)

5. Todd doesn’t have to drive to work tomorrow. (drive — negative)

6. Martha’s kids don’t have to go to school today because it’s a holiday. (go — negative)

7. The soup has to cook for about half an hour. (cook)

8. We have to be at the airport by 8:30 in the morning. (be)

9. You don’t have to do the dishes. (do — negative)

10. The students have to bring their books to class. (bring)

Part B.

Directions: Complete each sentence with “have to” and the main verb. All of these sentences are in the past tense. Some sentences are negative. (10 points)

1. Tony had to work last night. (work)

2. I had to cut the grass. (cut)

3. Melissa didnt have to leave for school early this morning. (leave — negative)

Part B. (continued)

4. The workers didn’t have to go on strike because they agreed on a new contract. (go — negative)

5. We had to go to sleep early. (go)

6. Stan had to pay extra for a larger room at the hotel. (pay)

7. Sarah didn’t have to see the doctor last week because her condition improved. (see — negative)

8. Bill had to renew his driver’s license before it expired. (renew)

9. No one at the restaurant had to pay for lunch because the food was free that day. (pay)

10. Because of all the rain we got , I didn’t have to water my garden yesterday. (water — negative)

Part C.

Directions: Complete each question with “have to” and the main verb. Some questions are in the present tense and some are in the past tense. (5 points)

1. What do I have to do? (do — present tense)

2. Do you have to mail that letter? (mail — present tense)

3. Who did she have to talk to? (talk — past tense)

4. Did the students have to take a test this morning? (take — past tense)

5. Does John have to take his car to a mechanic? (take — present tense)

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