- Immediate obligation or
necessity, or an obligation referring to the future/in the
affirmative sentences/.
We must begin before 5p.m.
He must move the furniture
himself.
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- Prohibition, negative
commands/only in the negative sentences/.
The little girl must nit go home
alone.
You must not do it!
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- Probability, near certainty
about the present and the past/only in statements
He must be crazy.
She must be so lonely!
Did you always live with Bob?
You must have led a quiet life!
In these sentences
"Must" has the same meaning as: Probably, Evidently. |
- Obligation referring to the
present or future in the reported speech
He said we must invite her to
dinner.
|
You must come and see me
somehow!
You must come and have dinner
with us!
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- If we use the perfect
Progressive infinitive, it indicates the process in the past
It must have been raining when
you left. |
