The mushy must and the we form

We've seen that once we have the 'he/she/it form' of a verb we can get the 'you (informal) form' by simply adding 'sz'. Ma -> Masz, Lubi -> Lubisz, Myśli -> Myślisz, etc. There is a similar trick for the 'we form'

To get the 'we form' of a verb all we need to do is add 'my' to the 'he/she/it' form:

He has - On ma
We have - mamy

So how would you say:

We like -
We think -
We want -

We saw in "I want" how we use the 'to form' of verbs in English.

I want to go
I want to have a house

In Polish, as with many European languages, we also use the 'to form' with other verbs so we say, literally:

We must to go to town
We must to have a new computer

In English we can express that something must be done as "I must" or "I have to". In Polish we only use "must".

I must go to town - Muszę iść do miasta
She must have a new computer - Ona musi mieć nowy komputer
Does she have to have a new computer? - Czy ona musi mieć nowy komputer?

Notice how the 'si' combination of letters makes a 'sh' sound. We've come across this before but this commonly used verb is a great reminder.

So now you know how to get to the 'we form' of a verb how would you say.

We must go to the supermarket -

To fly - lecieć

Note again that characteristic 'ć' at the end that we see in almost all 'to forms' of verbs

Polish and English both use the same common phrase when we are somewhere but we need to leave in a hurry - "I must fly"

So how would you say:

I must fly -
We must fly -

The we and you form

Sort these verbs into 'we form' and 'you form'

Drag and drop all the dark blue boxes to their correct locations

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Think out the Polish

Practice the 'to' form of verbs with these handy phrases. Remember when to get 'bounced' into the Genetive case by 'do'.

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I must go to town	q3\|Muszę iść do miasta

She must have a new computer	q3\|Ona musi mieć nowy komputer

Does she have to have a new computer?	q3\|Czy ona musi mieć nowy komputer?

We must go to the supermarket	q3\|Musimy iść do supermarketu

Do we have to go to town?	q3\|Czy musimy iść do miasta?

I must fly	q3\|Muszę lecieć

We must fly	q3\|Musimy lecieć

He must go	q3\|On musi iść

Why must we have a new doctor?

You have to have a good smartphone	q3\|Musisz mieć dobrego smartfona

She must go to the old restaurant	q3\|Ona musi iść do starej restauracji

Do you know that she must go?	q3\|Czy wiesz, że ona musi iść?

I think that we have to go	q3\|Myślę, że musimy iść

You must go to the old town	q3\|Musisz iść do starego miasta

Why do you have to go to the chemist?	q3\|Dlaczego musisz iść do apteki?

I must go to the supermarket but I don't have time

We think that you must go to the bank	q3\|Myślimy, że musisz iść do banku

You must have time	q3\|Musisz mieć czas

I must have water	q3\|Muszę mieć wodę

She must have your old computer	q3\|Ona musi mieć twój stary komputer

He must go to my doctor	q3\|On musi iść do mojego lekarza