Absence of Necessity: Drill

Did not need to/did not have to – there was no necessity to do it and it was not done

Need not have done – there was no necessity to do it but it was done

Fill in the gaps with did not need to/did not have to or need not have done:

1. He __________ go on working. He had already reached retiring age.

2. You __________ wait for a bus, I told you that the bus drivers were on strike.

3. I __________ water my tomato plants yesterday, it was raining the whole day.

4. They __________ get up early last week, they were unfortunately made redundant.

5. We had to stop at the frontier but we __________ open our cases.

6. We __________ walk. He took us in his car.

7. My employer __________ remind me twice to send the parcel.

8. We __________ go to school on Saturdays.

9. We __________ leave so early, there was plenty of time, we could have slept longer.

10. New teacher __________ apologize, it was not his fault.

11. We __________ report this accident to the police, our neighbors had already done that.

12. You __________ pay the whole price at once, you bought the laptop on the installment system .

13. I __________ say a word in English. I bought my ticket at a machine.

14. I __________ buy a licence for a bicycle. There is not such a law in England.

15. You __________ finish the project tonight? The dead line was moved up to next week.

16. We __________ go shopping, we forgot that our fridge was full.

17. You __________ apply a mosquito repellant, there are mosquito nets in the windows?

18. I __________ work very hard today, the boss had a day off.

19. We __________ swim. We were able to wade across.

20. You __________ take a taxi, I was waiting for you to drive you to the station.

21. Our plane was delayed so we had lunch at the airport. But we __________ pay for the lunch. The airline gave it to us.

22. We __________ vote for the head-chair? The election campaign was moved up to the next moth.

23. I __________ practise the piano yesterday, the lesson was cancelled.

24. I __________ work hard when I came to my new school. The teachers were not very strict.

25. They had plenty of time. They __________ hurry.

26. I __________ buy fodder for my dog, my father had bought it.

27. I brought my passport but I __________ show it to anyone.

28.I missed one day of the exam. I __________ retake it. I got an automatic A.



1. He did not have to go on working. He had already reached retiring age.

2. You need not have waited for a bus, I told you that the bus drivers were on strike.

3. I did not have to water my tomato plants yesterday, it was raining the whole day.

4. They did not have to get up early last week, they were unfortunately made redundant.

5. We had to stop at the frontier but we did not need to open our cases.

6. We did not have to walk. He took us in his car.

7. My employer need not have reminded me twice to send the parcel.

8. We did not have to go to school on Saturdays.

9. We need not have left so early, there was plenty of time, we could have slept longer.

10. New teacher need not have apologized, it was not his fault.

11. We did not have to report this accident to the police, our neighbors had already done that.

12. You need not have paid the whole price at once, you bought the laptop on the installment system.

13. I did not have to say a word in English. I bought my ticket at a machine.

14. I did not have to buy a licence for a bicycle. There is not such a law in England.

15. You need not have finished the project tonight? The dead line was moved up to next week.

16. We need not have gone shopping, we forgot that our fridge was full.

17. You did not have to apply a mosquito repellant, there are mosquito nets in the windows?

18. I did not have to work very hard today, the boss had a day off.

19. We did not have to swim. We were able to wade across.

20. You need not have taken a taxi, I was waiting for you to drive you to the station.

21. Our plane was delayed so we had lunch at the airport. But we did not need to pay for the lunch. The airline gave it to us.

22. We did not have to vote for the head-chair? The election campaign was moved up to the next moth.

23. I did not have to practise the piano yesterday, the lesson was cancelled.

24. I did not need to work hard when I came to my new school. The teachers were not very strict.

25. They had plenty of time. They did not need to hurry.

26. I did not have to buy fodder for my dog, my father had bought it.

27. I brought my passport but I did not need to show it to anyone.

28. I missed one day of the exam.I did not have to retake it. I got an automatic A.

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