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Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
London is really fantastic and you must
there!
London is really fantastic and you must
there!
go
go
London is really fantastic and you must go there!
London is really fantastic and you must go there!
"Go" is correct here, as it's the base form of the verb "to go."
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?
You must
out my new gym when it opens.
You must
out my new gym when it opens.
check
check
You must check out my new gym when it opens.
You must check out my new gym when it opens.
"Checks" is the indicative form of "check," not the base form, so it can't be used here.
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You must
your family out to the country sometime.
You must
your family out to the country sometime.
take
take
You must take your family out to the country sometime.
You must take your family out to the country sometime.
"Taking" is the gerund or progressive form of "to take," not the base form, so it can't be used here.
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You and Michael must
You and Michael must
come.
come.
You and Michael must come.
You and Michael must come.
"Came" is the past tense form of "come," not the base form, so we can't use it here.
Unscramble the words to make a sentence.
Ready?
You
You must
You must come
You must come with
You must come with me
You must come with me next
You must come with me next time!
You must come with me next time!
Unscramble the words to make a sentence.
You
You must
You must try
You must try this
You must try this dish
You must try this dish too!
You must try this dish too!
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The country is so peaceful, you must (go or going).
The country is so peaceful, you must (go or going).
go
go
The country is so peaceful, you must go.
"go" is used here because it is the base form of the verb.
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We're having a barbeque tomorrow, and you must (joins or join) us when you're free.
We're having a barbeque tomorrow, and you must (joins or join) us when you're free.
join
join
We're having a barbeque tomorrow, and you must join us when you're free.
Join is used here because it is the base form of the verb.
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They must (to try or try) the shrimp scampi.
They must (to try or try) the shrimp scampi.
try
try
They must try the shrimp scampi.
"To try" is the infinitive form. The base form does not include "to" before the verb.
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We must (see or will see) this movie soon.
We must (see or will see) this movie soon.
see
see
We must see this movie soon.
While the strong suggestion implies that it is something to be done in the future, we cannot use the future tense "will see" here.
Listen to what I say. What is the bare infinitive verb used in the verb phrase after “must”?
London is really fantastic and you must go there!
Listen one more time.
London is really fantastic and you must go there!
Did you hear, "go"? "Go" is the bare infinitive verb used in the phrase.
How about...?
You must check out my new gym when it opens.
Let’s listen one more time.
You must check out my new gym when it opens.
Did you hear "check out"? "Check out" is the bare infinitive verb used in the phrase.
Next...
You must come with me next time!
One more time.
You must come with me next time!
Did you hear "come"? "Come" is the bare infinitive verb used in the phrase.
Next...
We're having a barbeque tomorrow, and you must join us when you're free.
One more time.
We're having a barbeque tomorrow, and you must join us when you're free.
Did you hear "join"? "join" is the bare infinitive verb used in the phrase.
And...
You must take your family out to the country sometime.
One more time.
You must take your family out to the country sometime.
Did you hear "take"? "take" is the bare infinitive verb used in the phrase.
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Now you know how to make strong suggestions in English.
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