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¿Esto suena natural? It is essential that we have to hand out the homework on time.
- Inglés (US)
Poco natural
@dream9713: the meaning is clear and the structure is understandable.
the opening is very formal, like a report or a board meeting.
in an English classroom/school this would be better.
We need to pass out homework on time.
We should be passing homework out on time.
if you still want to be a little formal just switch essential out for necessary.
it is necessary that we hand out homework on time.
only use 'the' if you mean a specific homework assignment.
Also these words(essential, need, should) all imply to some degree an obligation the phrase 'we have to' is unneeded.
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Poco natural
It is essential that we hand out the homework on time.
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- Inglés (US)
Poco natural
@dream9713: the meaning is clear and the structure is understandable.
the opening is very formal, like a report or a board meeting.
in an English classroom/school this would be better.
We need to pass out homework on time.
We should be passing homework out on time.
if you still want to be a little formal just switch essential out for necessary.
it is necessary that we hand out homework on time.
only use 'the' if you mean a specific homework assignment.
Also these words(essential, need, should) all imply to some degree an obligation the phrase 'we have to' is unneeded.
Was this answer helpful?
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