Fill in the blanks with an appropriate modal auxiliary verb.
1Do I need ............... again?
Wrong!
After regular "need" in a question, use the to-infinitive "to apply".
2You needn't ............... again.
Wrong!
After the modal "needn't", use the bare infinitive "apply".
3You ............... invited him to the party.
Wrong!
Use "needn't have" for a past action that was unnecessary but happened.
4You ............... him. He could have hit you.
Wrong!
Use "needn't have provoked" because the unnecessary action happened in the past.
5I'll be fine on my own. You ............... wait.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "needn't" and "don't need to" mean there is no necessity.
6Why did you phone me in the middle of the night? You ............... until the morning.
Wrong!
Use "could have waited" to say that a better past alternative was possible.
7She ............... in an expensive hotel. She could have stayed at her cousin's place.
Wrong!
Use "needn't have stayed" because the stay happened but was unnecessary.
8You ............... home. You could have called a taxi.
Wrong!
Use "needn't have walked" because walking home happened but was unnecessary.
9You ............... until the last minute. You could have applied much earlier.
Wrong!
Use "needn't have waited" for an unnecessary past action that really happened.
10You ............... her about my plans. I don't want her to find out.
Wrong!
Use "mustn't tell" to express prohibition.
11You ............... rushed. There was plenty of time.
Wrong!
Use "needn't have" because the rushing happened but was unnecessary.
12I ............... there, so I didn't.
Wrong!
Use "didn't need to go" because the sentence says the action did not happen.
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- Do I need to apply again?
- You needn’t apply again.
- You needn’t have invited him to the party.
- You needn’t have provoked him. He could have hit you.
- I’ll be fine on my own. You needn’t / don’t need to wait.
- Why did you phone me in the middle of the night? You could have waited until the morning.
- She needn’t have stayed in an expensive hotel. She could have stayed at her cousin’s place.
- You needn’t have walked home. You could have called a taxi.
- You needn’t have waited until the last minute. You could have applied much earlier.
- You mustn’t tell her about my plans. I don’t want her to find out.
- You needn’t have rushed. There was plenty of time.
- I didn’t need to go there, so I didn’t.