Look at these two sentences.

● He had to buy at least five books to last him through the week.

● Bepin had to ask Chuni to leave.

‘Had to’ is used to show that it was very important or necessary for Bepin Babu to do something. He had no choice. We can also use ‘have to’/’has to’ in the same way.

Fill in the blanks below using ‘had to’/’have to’/’has to’.

(i) I _______ cut my hair every month.

(ii) We _______ go for swimming lessons last year.

(iii) She _______ tell the principal the truth.

(iv) They _______ take the baby to the doctor.

(v) We _______ complain to the police about the noise.

(vi) Romit _______ finish his homework before he could come out to play.

(vii) I _______ repair my cycle yesterday.