No Necessity

Present

You do not have to do it.

You do not need to do it.

You do not do it.

He / She does not have to do it.

He / She does not need to do it.

He / She does not do it.

Past

You did not have to do it.

You did not need to do it. 

You did not do it.

Future 

You will not have to do it.

You will not do it.

I / We shall not have to do it.

I / we shall not do it.

Fill in the gaps

1. drive fast
We __________________ drive fast. The appointment is tabled for a later time.

2. reheat the pie
I __________________ as it was more delicious cold.

3. buy another loaf of bread

I __________________, I have plenty bread at home.

4. have to carry those heavy bags
We __________ home ourselves, the shop had made delivery.

5. clean the windows
You ___________ . The window-cleaner is coming tomorrow.

6. buy a kitchen table
I __________ . My parents donated us theirs.

7. make her bed
She __________. The maid will do it.

8. look under the bed
You __________ . There isn't anybody there.

9. eat it all
You've given me too much salad. You __________ !.

10. water my tomato plants yesterday
I __________ . My mother had watered them.

11. get up early tomorrow
You __________ . It is a day-off.

12. walk
We __________ . The neighbors had given us a lift.

13. know enough English to buy a ticket
You __________ . Buy a ticket at a machine.

14. apply an insect repellant spray
You __________ . We are going to sleep under a mosquito net.

15. clean up after the party
I __________ . The maid is coming in the morning.

Answers

1. drive fast

We do not have to / we do not need to drive fast. The appointment is tabled for a later time.

2. reheat the pie

I did not have to reheat the pie as it was more delicious cold.

3. buy another loaf of bread

I do not have to buy another loaf of bread, I have plenty bread at home.

4. have to carry those heavy bags

We did not have to carry those heavy bags home ourselves, the shop had made delivery.

5. clean the windows

You do not need to clean the windows. The window-cleaner is coming tomorrow.

6. buy a kitchen table

I did not have to buy a kitchen table. My parents donated us theirs.

7. make her bed

She does not have to make her bed. The maid will do it. \

8. look under the bed

You do not have to look under the bed. There isn't anybody there.

9. eat it all

You've given me too much salad. You do not have to eat it all.

10. water my tomato plants yesterday

I did not have to water my tomato plants yesterday. My mother had watered them.

11. get up early tomorrow

You do not have to get up early tomorrow. It is a day-off.

12. walk

We did not have to walk. The neighbors had given us a lift.

13. know enough English to buy a ticket

You do not have to know enough English to buy a ticket? Buy a ticket at a machine.

14. apply an insect repellant spray

You do not have to apply an insect repellant spray. We are going to sleep under a mosquito net.

15. clean up after the party

I shall not have to clean up after the party. The maid is coming in the morning.

Use the prompts to make more examples of your own

• inflate the balloon's neck / designed to be tied
• reinstall the program / save all the settings and data
• fill in all the boxes on the form / data in the personal file
• stand at the door / enough room for everyone
• freeze the meat / fry it soon
• cook a meal for the family / have dinner at the restaurant
• mend the old socks / go shopping
• sweep the floor / buy a vacuum cleaner
• stay awake all night / have the guard dog
• dig drains / rent a tractor
• repair a radio set / news on the internet