Question

It's a bit confused to me. What's the difference?

Answer 1

"Have to" we are using when we are talking about the activity which must categorically be made, for example-"Everyone, in the certain time, will have to die." We are using "Must" when we are talking about some activity, which is an initiator of the continuation of events-for example-"I must sleep each night in order to feel well rested". "Got to" we are using when we are speaking about the activity ,which we carried out ,which cost us of sure efforts, and which the workmanship is ours, for bigger or smaller, a success. For example- "He let me I got to know his curriculum vitae."

Answer 2

Must is used for an external obligation while Have is for an internal obligation Example: 1.I have to revise my lessons tonight( Internal obligation) 2.Father to his son: You must revise your lessons tonight.

P.S: got to is an informal form of have got to

Have got to is used interchageably with Have to by The british.

Answer 3

must, have to and got to all refer to obligation/permission.

in meaning, the main difference between must and have to is where the obligation comes from. in case of have to, you are forced to do something that you might not like to do but you have to do them (rules, laws are typically like this). in case of must, the obligation comes from the 'inside', so you're doing something because it's in your interest. or we use it for others when we want to arouse their interest in something (e.g. Son, you must do your homework).

according to my studies, the strength of the obligation doesn't matter in these cases just the source of it. additionally, must can also mean 'it's very certain that'. e.g. She finishes work at 6, so she must be at home after 7.

in negative sentences: don't have to / doesn't have to means that something is not necessary. similar to don't need to / doesn't need to. mustn't means that something is prohibited so its negative meaning can be very misleading because it has nothing to do with obligation.

got to is very informal and generally spoken english, it's short for have got to or have to. source: http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/gotta

if you aren't sure about the differences, use need to.

Answer 4

• Have to - objective/ external obligation (rules, laws, situations)
• Must - subjective obligation, decided by the subject (speaker)
• Have got to - mainly informal

Answer 5

I'm not the best people to answer this but...

I think that is how 'must'

example: I got to go

I got to back

'Have' it's: I have a car

Answer 6

They all are related to something you are obligated to do. However, they have order of strength: Must>/= have to > got to.

Answer 7

We use must/ have to: to express necessity or obligation we use must: to express that I decide. Example: I must call my friend. it’s her birthday. we use have to: to express that somebody else decide. has to: is used in the third person singular. example: I have to wear uniform at school. The negative form of have to /has to is:don’t /doesn’t have to.we use it to express absence of obligation. Example: I don’t have to pay for the course.it is free. The negative form of must is mustn’t but the meaning is prohibition. Example: you musn’t talk during the exam.

Answer 8

To choose between have to or must seems to be confusing. Must is an internal obligation, Have to is an external obligation, by law, by an authority , by rule. Now, when we use the negative form it turns around : Mustn't is prohibition .Don't/Doesn't have to = lack of obligation.