Complete the sentences with must, mustn't or needn't

1. We haven't got much time. We _must_ hurry.

2. We've got plenty of time. We _needn't_ hurry.

3. We have enough food at home so we --- go shopping today.

4. Jim gave me a letter to post. I --- remember to post it.

5. Jim gave me a letter to post. I --- forget to post it.

6. There's plenty of time for you to make up your mind. You --- decide now.

7. You --- wash those tomatoes. They've already been washed.

8. This is a valuable book. You --- look after it carefully and you ---lose it.

9. 'What sort of house do you want to buy? Something big?' 'Well, it --- be big--that's not important. But it --- have a nice garden--that's essential.'

Read the situations and make sentences with needn't have.

1. George went out. He took an umbrella because he thought it was going to rain. But it didn't rain. He needn't have taken an umbrella.

2. Ann bought some eggs when she went shopping. When she got home, she found that she already had plenty of eggs. She ---.

3. A friend got angry with you and shouted at you. You think this was unnecessary. Later you say to him/her: You ---.

4. Brian had no money, so he sold his car. A few days later he won some money in a lottery. He ---.

5. When we went on holiday, we took the camera with us but we didn't use it in the end. ---.

6. I thought I was going to miss my train so I rushed to the station. But the train was late and in the end I had to wait 20 minutes. ---.

Write two sentences for each situation. Use needn't have in the first sentence and could have in the second (as in the example). For could have see Unit 27.

1. Why did you rush? Why didn't you take your time?

_You needn't have rushed. You could have taken your time._

2. Why did you walk home? Why didn't you take a taxi?

3. Why did you stay at a hotel? Why didn't you stay with us?

4. Why did she phone me in the middle of the night? Why didn't she phone me in the morning?

5. Why did you leave without saying anything? Why didn't you say goodbye to me?