Question

Complete the sentences with didn’t need to/didn’t have to or needn’t have and any verb in the appropriate form that makes the sentence meaningful. Дополните предложения грамматической структурой didn’t need to/didn’t have to или needn’t have и любым подходящим по смыслу глаголом в нужной форме. Примечание: You will get 3 points for each correct sentence. Вы получите 3 балла за каждое верное предложение. In total you can get up to 30 points for this task. Вы можете получить до 30 баллов за полностью выполненное задание. 1) “How much did you pay for the yesterday performance?” “I ________: I was given an invitation”. 2) I bought the vegetables, but when I came home I discovered that my wife had already bought them. I ________ them. 3) My employer is very upset. He spent the whole morning on installing new surveillance because the old one didn’t work. But when he took down the old equipment, he saw that the cable was simply disconnected. He ________ so much money and time on the new equipment. 4) You ________ the dinner because I have made soup. It is in the fridge. 5) How nice that I installed a new program on my computer last week! I ________ it yesterday evening to make the Excel tables in a new format. 6) Thank you for writing the instructions about what’s wrong with my car. I ________ the problem to the mechanics when I took the car to the service station. 7) When I came to the office on Sunday to prepare the papers for tomorrow's meeting I discovered that the secretary had already prepared them. I ________. 8) You ________ the rules in so much detail. The students know them already. 9) Thank you for buying the book for me. But you ________ the money: I could have taken it in the library. 10) Thank you for buying the book for me! I ________ to the library yesterday!

Answer 1

1. didn't have to

2. needn't have bought

3. needn't have spent

4. didn't have to cook

5. didn't need to install

6. didn't have to explain

7. didn't need to come

8. didn't have to stick

9. needn't have spent

10. didn't need to go

Answer 2

1) “How much did you pay for the yesterday performance?” “I didn't need to: I was given an invitation.”

2) I bought the vegetables, but when I came home I discovered that my wife had already bought them. I didn't need to buy them.

3) My employer is very upset. He spent the whole morning on installing new surveillance because the old one didn’t work. But when he took down the old equipment, he saw that the cable was simply disconnected. He needn't have spent so much money and time on the new equipment.

4) You didn't need to make the dinner because I have made soup. It is in the fridge.

5) How nice that I installed a new program on my computer last week! I didn't need to install it yesterday evening to make the Excel tables in a new format.

6) Thank you for writing the instructions about what’s wrong with my car. I didn't need to explain the problem to the mechanics when I took the car to the service station.

7) When I came to the office on Sunday to prepare the papers for tomorrow's meeting I discovered that the secretary had already prepared them. I didn't need to prepare them.

8) You didn't need to explain the rules in so much detail. The students know them already.

9) Thank you for buying the book for me. But you needn't have spent the money: I could have taken it in the library.

10) Thank you for buying the book for me! I didn't need to go to the library yesterday!