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 didn't need to cook
B) she needn't have cooked
  • 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 have brought the cookies
B) she needn't to bring the cookies
C) she didn't need to bring 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 to bring the umbrella
C) she needn't have brought 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 have to give
C) needn't have give
D) didn't need to give
  • 8. When I joined,I had been working as a consultant to the project so I _________ (waste) time becoming operational.
A) needn't have wasted
B) needn't to waste
C) didn't need to waste
  • 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) didn't have to invite
B) needn't have invited
C) didn't need 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 have to do
C) didn't need 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 need to go
B) didn't have gone
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) needn't have got
B) didn't need to get
C) didn't have to get
  • 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 to take
B) didn't need taken
C) needn't have taken
  • 15. Our boss told us we had an extra three days to finish the project so we________ (work) so hard.
A) didn't need to work
B) didn't have worked
C) needn't have worked
  • 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 need to take
B) needn't have taken
C) didn't have taken
  • 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) needn't have bought
B) didn't need to buy
C) didn't need bought
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