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[5jj]

I use You have to study hard, don't you? as well, though haven't you used. I think of have to as a normal verb and don't use any forms like a modal with it.

I am a bit of a traditionalist in my usage, but I am with tdol and ems on this.

Slightly off-topic, I can't imagine anyone saying 'Haven't you to leave soon?' for 'Don't you have to leave soon?'

[tom3m]

"You have to study hard, haven't you?" would be my choice. "You have to study hard, don't you?" looks and sounds wrong to me.

If I may ask, why would you choose a tag with 'have'. Have is not a modal verb here. I doubt that in a sentence 'You asked him to study hard.' you would use 'haven't you as well'. Is this still a matter of grammar or rather a matter of personal choice? Can you clarify your choice by quoting a grammar book? Thank you

[5jj]

If I may ask, why would you choose a tag with 'have'. Have is not a modal verb here. I doubt that in a sentence 'You asked him to study hard.' you would use 'haven't you as well'. Is this still a matter of grammar or rather a matter of personal choice? Can you clarify your choice by quoting a grammar book? Thank you

I don't think bhai needs to justify his choice of an acceptable form here.

Auxiliary DO is rarely used with BE functioning as a full verb and, for some speakers of BrE, it is not used with HAVE functioning as a main verb.

A minority of speakers of BrE (including me a few years ago) do not use auxiliary DO with HAVE TO. That usage was the only correct form for prescriptivists when I was at school.The fact that it is dying out does not make it incorrect - yet.

[tom3m]

Thank you for the explanation

[TheParser]

Is this still a matter of grammar or rather a matter of personal choice?

NOT A TEACHER

Based on my books, the Web, and 75 years of life here in the United States, I would say that 99.99% of native-born

Americans would say, "You have to study hard, don't you?"