Thursday 12 December 2013

Expresando obligación y prohibición en inglés/ Expressing obligation and prohibition in English: 'must' and 'mustn't'



Must is a word that is used to talk about an obligation, something you have to do, like following a law or a rule.
Mustn't is a word that is used to talk about a prohibition, about something that is forbidden.
Please remember that mustn't is NOT the negative form of must.


STRUCTURE must / mustn't + verb
Positive sentences I must do my homework.
She
must wear a uniform.
Negative sentences We mustn't talk in here!
You
mustn't steal.
Interrogative
sentences
Must I go out now?
Mummy, must we brush our teeth after dinner?
All pronouns take
must/mustn't
I
You
She
He
It
We
They
must / mustn't have a visa.
buy
a ticket.
smoke
in here.
have
long hair.


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