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  • We SHOULDN'T/ NEEDN'T have eaten those burgers; they were a week past their use by date.
    shouldn't
  • You spent all your money. You needed some for the bus.
    You shouldn't have spent all your money because you needed some for the bus.
  • Mark took his camera to the match. He took no photos.
    Mark needn't have taken his camera to the match because he didn't take any photos.
  • You didn't go to the doctor's. You were feeling very ill.
    You should have gone to the doctor's because you were feeling ill.
  • I don't mind you borrowing my phone, but you MIGHT / NEEDN'T have asked me first!
    MIGHT
  • She didn't give her dad a card. It was his birthday.
    She should have given her dad a car because it was his birthday.
  • I forgot our homework was due in today- You COULD / NEEDN'T have reminded me.
    COULD
  • We NEEDN'T / SHOULDN'T have gone to Greece in March; the weather was terrible.
    SHOULDN'T
  • She told me Sam's address. I already knew it
    She needn't have told me Sam's address because I already knew it
  • My mobile was switched off- You NEEDN'T / SHOULD have tried my landline.
    SHOULD
  • We took sun cream on holiday. It rained every day.
    We needn't have taken sun cream on holiday because it rained every day.
  • I was only two minutes late. You MIGHT/ SHOULDN'T have waited for me!
    MIGHT
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