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Please help me with this question “Must we do it now?” “No, you ________ .” The answer of this question is "needn't". So why can't we use mustn't in this sentence?

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Interesting! I would agree with you that the answer could be "must not" at first glance... BUT the trick here is the word "now" at the end of the sentence... The "must" is tied to the time element of "now" and not to "do it" - so if you do not have to do it NOW, then the answer would be " no you need not (do it now)".... Hope this helps.

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