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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:
1. has to finish: hæstəfɪnɪʃ 2. had to finish: hædtəfɪnɪʃ 3. has to get done: hæstəgetdʌn
4. 'll have to get it done: hæstəgetdʌn