| As we had seen before
to have to is used only when there is no alternative,
there is no chance of doing something else than to do
as requested.
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I have to pay taxes.
not: I
shall pay taxes.
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It was so hot that all animals had to suffer
from thirst.
not: It
was so hot that all animals should suffer
from thirst.
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And if the same person is once a real powerful authority
and in another case not so powerful we come to something
like this. This applies also exactly to the Spanish
use.
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El juez dijo, que
tiene que ir a la cárcel por cinco años.
= The judge said that he has to go to jail
for five years.
El juez dijo, que
su esposa no debe gastar tanto dinero en
ropa que nunca viste.
= The judge said
that his wife should not spend so much money
in clothes she never wears.
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