Uses of

have to, has to, in the Simple Present

Affirmative
Pronouns Negative sentences Questions
sentences

I, we, you, I have to get I do not have to get Do I have to get

they up early. up early. up early?

She has to get She does not have to get Does she have to get
he, she, it
upearly. upearly. upearly?

had to in the Simple Past

Affirmative
Pronouns Negative sentences Questions
sentences

I, he, she, it, we, I had to get I did not have to get Did I have to get
you, they up early. upearly. upearly?

1. Have to:¹ “Has” is the third-person present tense of the verb “to have.” The meaning
of the modal verb “to have to” do, be, or have something, is somewhat of a mystery
until you plug in the unspoken phrase: either “the need,” or “the obligation.” So when
you see or hear “Johnny has to have his homework done by 5 pm,” think:
“Johnny has [‘the obligation’ or ‘the need’] to have his homework done by 5 pm.”
“Had” is the past tense of the verb “to have.”
2. Is to:² “Is” is the third-person present tense of the verb “to be.” The meaning of the
modal verb “is to” do, be, or have something, is hard to understand until you plug in
the unspoken word: “supposed” or “required.” So when you see or hear “Johnny is to
have his homework done by 5 pm,” think: “Johnny is [‘supposed’ or ‘required’] to
 have his homework done by 5 pm.” “Am” is the first person singular, and “are” is the
third-person singular and plural form, of the verb “to be” in the present tense.
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¹ Have to
"Have to" is used to express certainty, necessity, and obligation. Examples:

 This answer has to be correct. (certainty)

 The soup has to be stirred continuously to prevent burning. (necessity)
 They have to leave early. (obligation)
² Is to
be+to+infinitive is another way of expressing obligation, just as have+to+infinitive is.

In effect, the following are equivalent:

 You are to turn in your assignment on time — or not at all.

 You have to turn in your assignment on time — or not at all.
 Have' can act as an auxiliary verb and as a main verb. As a main verb 'have' can be
the equivalent of 'eat', 'drink', 'enjoy', 'experience' etc.
 E.g.: 'I have my breakfast.' - simple present tense just like 'I eat my breakfat'.
 'I have had my breakfast.' - present perfect tense as in I have eaten my breakfast.
 'He has had his breakfast'. - present perfect tense with a third person singular subject
as in 'He has eaten his breakfast.
 'I had had my breakfast.' - past perfect tense as in 'I had eaten my breakfast.'
 Here, the fist part of the verb phrases have/has and had are auxiliary and the second
part had is the past participle form of the main verb have.
 am/is/are/was/were having = am/is/are/was/were eating.
 do/does/did not have = do/does/did not eat.