Read the situations and make sentences with needn’t have (done).
EXAMPLE:
When we went on holiday, we took the camera with us but we didn’t use it in the end. We *** the camera.
ANSWER:
needn’t have taken
Correct:
Incorrect:
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.
Ann bought some eggs when she went shopping. When she got home, she found that she already had plenty of eggs. She needn’t have bought any eggs.
A friend got angry with you and shouted at you. You think this was unnecessary. Later you say to him/her: You needn’t have shouted.
Brian had no money, so he sold his car. A few days later he won some money in a lottery. He needn’t have sold his car.
When we went on holiday, we took the camera with us but we didn’t use it in the end. We needn’t have taken the camera.
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. I needn’t have hurried.
