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L4 N° SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL
UNIT 5
Student:___Giulia Antonella Ruiz Avila________Date: JUNE-2020

Both these forms are used to talk about past events, but there is sometimes a difference in use.
When we say that someone needn't have done something, it means that they did it, but it was not necessary.
Didn't need to is also sometimes used in this way: You needn't have washed the dishes.

NEEDN’T HAVE (GONE) OR DIDN’T NEED (TO GO)?

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.

1.She ____needn’t have walked_______(walk). I would have given her a lift in my car.

2.We ____needn’t have done ______(do) overtime. Business seems to be slackening these days.

3.I ___needn’t have written_______ (write) her telephone number in my diary. I never phoned her once.

4.I __didn’t need to write____ (write) her telephone number in my diary. I still had a mind for numbers then.

5.We ___needn’t have come______(come) to school today! There is a teachers’ strike.

6.The car wasn’t dirty. You __needn’t have washed_______ (wash) it.

7.I __didn’t need to tell_________ (tell) her what I felt for her. It was written all over my face. She understood.

8.We __needn’t have to waited__ (wait) for the ferry. We found out later that it doesn’t operate in winter.

9.They __didn’t need to send______ (send) each other postcards. They could e-mail!

10.You ___needn’t have bought______ (buy) me a newspaper. I’ve already got one!