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How to Use Don’t Have To in a Sentence

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We use ‘don’t have to’ in a sentence to express that something is not required. This is a negative form of ‘have to’. We have already discussed this in the lesson- The use of ‘have to’ in sentences.

  • ‘Don’t have to’ is used to explain the action not to do in the present.

Formation of a Sentence With Don’t Have To

The construction of a sentence is as follows:

  • Subject + don’t have to + base form of a verb + other words + full stop (.)

Examples:

Here are some examples. The formation is as above.

Have a look-

  1. I don’t have to finish my homework today.
  2. We don’t have to meet her before the evening.
  3. You don’t have to put on weight by two Kg.
  4. They don’t have to search the language websites on Google.
  5. I don’t have to reach the airport on time.
  6. We don’t have to survive in such a difficult situation.
  7. You don’t have to show your progress card.
  8. They don’t have to complete their work in two days.
  9. I don’t have to clean my house now.
  10. We don’t have to read all those books.
  11. You don’t have to tell the story of animals.
  12. Doctors don’t have to visit the patients in the morning.
  13. I don’t have to go to the office early today.
  14. We don’t have to start at eight o’clock.
  15. You don’t have to punch all those papers.
  16. They don’t have to check all the documents.
  17. Players don’t have to play with dedication.
  18. They don’t have to do their job well.
  19. I don’t have to achieve my goal.
  20. We don’t have to sell our house.
  21. You don’t have to give your best to that project.
  22. They don’t have to collect their clothes.
  23. Workers don’t have to work for eight hours.
  24. Actors don’t have to perform well in the films.
  25. Bullocks don’t have to work in the fields.
  26. Teachers don’t have to teach students.
  27. Students don’t have to wear school uniforms.
  28. We don’t have to try our best in this exam.
  29. The workers don’t have to arrive at 8 am.  
  30. Others don’t have to speak their minds freely.

Related Lessons-

The use of

  1. ‘am’ to explain the state of being
  2. ‘is’ to tell about the profession
  3. pronoun ‘these’ in questions
  4. ‘will’ in negative answers
  5. ‘have’ in the questions of completed action
  6. Forms of Verb

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