Modal verbs

🔍similar meanings: Must and have (got) to both express necessity and obligation.

I must apply for a visa this week. or l have to apply for a visa this week.

must you play that dreadful music? ox Do you have to play that dreadful music?

we must leave now. or We've got to leave now.

🔍A difference There is sometimes a small difference between must and have (got) to.

must can be used especially to talk about the feelings and wishes of the speaker/hearer.

have (got) to can be used especially for obligation from somewhere else. Compare:

I must get my hair cut: it\ too long. My wife says I've got to get my hair cut.

you have to drive on the left in Britain. ( more formal than You must drive , . .)

must common in regulations.

All drivers must have adequate insurance.

🔍must not and do not have fo are quite different. Compare:

in soccer, players must not touch the ball with their hands. (It's not allowed.)

in rugby, players can pick up the ball, but they do not have to; they can also kick it.

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