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Reduction: have to … has to … had to

Saturday, March 28, 2020 by Eva Easton 2 Comments

Linking & Reduction are essential elements of spoken American English.
In this video, we practice linking & reduction:
have to … has to … had to


Now it’s your turn.
Here’s your audio pronunciation quiz.
have to … has to … had to

1. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/have-to-restaurant.mp3There _______ be a restaurant around here somewhere.  Check the map.  See what you can find.

2. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/have-to-party.mp3I _______ say, I actually enjoyed myself at the party.

3. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/have-to-garden.mp3Aunt Mary, you _______ come and see the new garden.  It's really pretty.

4. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/have-to-complain.mp3My sister...she _______ complain about everything.

5. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/have-to-cough.mp3You really _______ go see the doctor about that cold and cough.

6. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/have-to-hurry.mp3You don't _______  hurry....there's plenty of time.

7. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/have-to-stoplight.mp3You _______ stop at a stop light, of course.

8. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/have-to-news.mp3You just _______ tell me the bad news, didn't you?

9. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/have-to-today.mp3Today _______ be the best day of my life!

10. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/have-to-movies.mp3Everyone else was going to the movies, so he _______ go, too.

11. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/have-to-test.mp3I _______ take an important test next week.

12. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/have-to-yesterday.mp3Yesterday _______ be the worst day of my life!

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  1. Adi Saputra, S.TP says

    Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at 8:25 pm

    That is Great

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  2. Eva Easton says

    Thursday, September 1, 2022 at 2:48 am

    Thank you. You’ve just learned an important secret about American English pronunciation.

    Eva

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