Viceidolif we want to negate the sentence with "have got to", how should we do it? Shall I still use "don't/doesn't"?
No. The negation of
has got to is
hasn't got to. Note, however, that the expression
have got to
is used almost exclusively in present time in affirmative statements,
not in interrogatives, negatives, or in other tenses. Change to
have to for those.
Those
marked with ? below should be avoided. Those with ?? are really
too awkward. I don't recommend them. They are purely
theoretical constructions. Use the alternate form after the =
sign instead.
I have got to leave early. = I have to leave early.
?I haven't got to leave early. = I don't have to leave early.
?Have I got to leave early? = Do I have to leave early?
?Have I got to leave early? = Don't I have to leave early?
??I had got to leave early. = I had to leave early.
??I hadn't got to leave early. = I didn't have to leave early.
??Had I got to leave early? = Did I have to leave early?
??Hadn't I got to leave early? = Didn't I have to leave early?
CJ