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| − | + | <li>has to finish: <span style="color:darkgreen;">hæstəfɪnɪʃ</span></li> | |
| − | + | <li>had to finish: <span style="color:darkgreen;">hædtəfɪnɪʃ</span></li> | |
| − | + | <li>has to get done: <span style="color:darkgreen;">hæstəgetdʌn</span></li> | |
| + | <li>'ll have to get it done: <span style="color:darkgreen;">lhæftəgetdʌn</span></li> | ||
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Revision as of 16:35, 8 April 2013
have to V / need to V
phonetics
The most basic tools used to express obligation, they form a phonetic unit with the following verb. In the most informal speech, one hears:
- They all need to see a doctor. ni:dtə(ʊ)si:
- We have to stop using so much petrol. hæftəstɒp
- I really have to go now. hæftəgəʊ
- She has to finish cooking the books. hæstəfɪnɪʃ
Have and has can not be phonetically reduced on the left side hæf and hæs never become ə(v) as it does preceding a past participle. The reduction takes place around the pivot "to". There are many similar reductions around the pivot "to" in English.
I'm gonna' go (going to) I wanna' go (want to)
Exercise 1: Pronunciation
Practice pronouncing these verbal elements:
- has to finish: hæstəfɪnɪʃ
- had to finish: hædtəfɪnɪʃ
- has to get done: hæstəgetdʌn
- 'll have to get it done: lhæftəgetdʌn
