Fill in the blank with the correct modal.
You don’t ________ pick me up at the airport. I can get a cab.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → have to
Complete sentence: You don’t have to pick me up at the airport. I can get a cab. The speaker can take a cab. So there is no need to come to the airport.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) have to (answer) | don’t have to: it is not necessary. With “you” and “don’t”, the form is “have to”. | Tomorrow is a holiday, so we don’t have to wake up early. |
| (2) has to | goes with he, she, it or a singular noun. After “don’t”, the base form “have to” is used. | Rohit has to finish his project by Friday. |
| (3) should | advice. It is a modal, and a modal never comes after “don’t”. | You should drink more water in summer. |
| (4) would | polite requests or imagined situations. Like other modals, it never comes after “don’t”. | Would you open the window, please? |