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Grammar
Section

Must

Verb in the
MUST
+ INFINITIVE
Form

Must – PRESENT FORM

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I must study I mustn’t study Must I study?

You must study You mustn’t study Must you study?

He, she, it must study He, she, it mustn’t study Must he, she, it study?

We, you, they must We, you, they mustn’t Must we, you, they
study study study?

We use MUST to talk about:

I must study for my exam.
OBLIGATION Debo estudiar para mi examen.
We must make our beds before leaving home.
Debemos hacer la cama antes de salir de casa.

We mustn’t smoke at school.

PROHIBITION No debemos fumar en el colegio = Está prohibido fumar…
I mustn’t eat in class.
No debo comer en clase = Está prohibido comer…

It’s midnight and you must be tired. Go home!

EVIDENCE Es medianoche y debes estar cansado. ¡Vete a casa!
It’s cold and he hasn’t got a coat. He must be freezing.
Hace frío y él no tiene abrigo. Debe estar congelándose.