Necessity: Didn't need/Needn't have
  • 1. Mom cooked a big meal for us but we's already eaten


    which one is the correct statement based on that situation?
A) she needn't have cooked
B) she didn't need to cook
  • 2. Mom came and ate with us at the restaurant


    which one is the correct statement based on that situation?
A) she needn't have cooked
B) she didn't need to cook
  • 3. I spent ages doing my homework last night and now Mr. James isn't here to take it in.


    which one is the correct statement based on that situation?
A) I didn't need to do my homework
B) I needn't have done my homework
  • 4. Mr James told us that we had a choice to do the homework or not


    which one is the correct statement based on that situation?
A) I needn't have done my homework
B) I didn't need to do my homework
  • 5. Lucy brought a lot of cookies to the party but the committee provided us the foods


    which one is the correct statement based on that situation?
A) she needn't to bring the cookies
B) she didn't need to bring the cookies
C) She needn't have brought the cookies
  • 6. The forecast said that it was going to be a lovely sunny day. so Diana left her umbrella at home.


    which one is the correct statement based on that situation?
A) she didn't need to bring the umbrella
B) she needn't have brought the umbrella
C) she needn't have to bring the umbrella
  • 7. I’m so glad for having this. You _______ (give)me anything, though. I also have the same actually.
A) needn't have given
B) didn't need to give
C) didn't have to give
D) needn't have give
  • 8. When I joined,I had been working as a consultant to the project so I _________ (waste) time becoming operational.
A) didn't need to waste
B) needn't to waste
C) needn't have wasted
  • 9. On my first day, Hugo invited me to meet the other team in his division. He _________ (invite) me, as I knew them all quite well already.
A) needn't have invited
B) didn't need to invite
C) didn't have to invite
  • 10. I included the Excorp figures in my report, but I __________ (do) this as John had already posted them to the Forum.
A) needn't have done
B) didn't need to do
C) didn't have to do
  • 11. I ________ (go) to work today but I went as I knew they were really busy on this new contract. they need more personnel.
A) didn't have gone
B) didn't need to go
C) needn't have gone
  • 12. I ______ (take) any money to the museum - I didn't realize it was free to enter.
A) needn't have taken
B) didn't need to take
C) didn't have taken
  • 13. Sheila _______ (got) a taxi to the party. I would have given her a lift in my car
A) didn't have to get
B) didn't need to get
C) needn't have got
  • 14. We went for a lovely walk in the woods yesterday. We took a huge picnic with us but there was a café there anyway. We________(take) anything!
A) didn't need taken
B) needn't have taken
C) didn't need to take
  • 15. Our boss told us we had an extra three days to finish the project so we________ (work) so hard.
A) didn't have worked
B) needn't have worked
C) didn't need to work
  • 16. You ________ (say) anything to Carla about the broken vase. She understood what had happened anyway.
A) didn't have to say
B) didn't need to say
C) needn't have said.
  • 17. We went for a lovely walk in the woods yesterday. We took a huge picnic with us but there was a café there anyway. We________(take) anything!
A) didn't have taken
B) needn't have taken
C) didn't need to take
  • 18. It started raining heavily so I _____ to water the flowers
A) didn't need watered
B) needn't have watered
C) didn't need to water
  • 19. The sun came out so we ______ any rain wear on the trip.
A) didn't have taken
B) needn't have taken
C) didn't need to take
  • 20. you _______ me a newspaper. I have already got one!
A) didn't need to buy
B) didn't need bought
C) needn't have bought
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