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Modal verbs for obligation: must, have to, and need to

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Must gives a strong instruction or personal sense of duty. Have to often reports an outside requirement. Need to says that an action is necessary. After must, use a base verb. Have to and need to use to before the verb.

The lab assistant must lock the cabinet.
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