Element USE: OBLIGATION
SuperCat MODALITY
SubCat have (got) to
Lexical Range N/A
Level C2
Cando Can use present and past forms of 'have to' + '-ed' to talk about obligations in the past.
Corrected Learner Example Nowadays, one has to have finished at least senior high school for any employer to consider hiring you. (Greek, C2 MASTERY, Pass, 2005)

The State Universities have a higher level of education than Public Universities, but usually to get into a State University you had to have been studying in a public school. (B1 THRESHOLD; 2009; Portuguese; Pass)
Uncorrected Learner Example
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