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  • You ought not to / don't have to eat so many sweets. They aren't good for you.
    ought not to
  • Eva shouldn't have / didn't need to put on a party two days before New Year's Eve. Almost no one came.
    shouldn't have
  • I bought a ticket but it wasn't necessary - I made a mistake. I ..................a ticket. HAVE
    needn't / shouldn't have bought
  • 'Why did you worry about me? I didn't take any risks.''You ......... injured' COULD
    could have been/got
  • You wouldn't / needn't have washed those socks. I'm throwing them away.
    needn't
  • It was wrong of them to use the machine without asking for permission first. They .......... permission before using the machine. SHOULD
    should have asked for
  • I worked fast and finished my essay on time but now the teacher has given the class 2 more weeks. I ............... so hard. NEED
    needn't have worked
  • You need / must make more of an effort in class.
    must
  • I needn't have gone / didn't have to go to the talk. It didn't tell me anything I didn't already know.
    needn't have gone
  • It was a mistake for you to buy a dog. You ........ a dog. BOUGHT
    shouldn't have
  • I needn't have worn / didn't have to wear a hat to the ceremony, but I did because I had just bought a new one.
    didn't have to wear
  • I told you this would happen. You should listen / have listened to me in the first place!
    have listened
  • You can give the tour guide a tip but it's not necessary. You ..............give the tour guide a tip.
    don't need to / needn't
  • You should buy / have bought a better telescope with the money you'll get on your birthday. This one isn't very good.
    buy
  • The company doesn't have to / mustn't do any more trials on the vaccine because it has been declared safe.
    doesn't have to
  • You needn't get / needn't have got a new screen; the old one was perfectly adequate.
    needn't have got
  • I think her book would / should have sold millions but the publishers thought it wasn't enough.
    would
  • I think she's wrong to make promises which she doesn't keep. She .......... promises which she doesn't keep.
    shouldn't make
  • 'But it was an accident!' 'Well, you should / would have been more careful.'
    should
  • Why did I bother buying a big bottle of water? Samuel had already packed one. I didn't need to bother / shouldn't have bothered.
    shouldn't have bothered
  • I'm tired. I have to / must go to bed early.
    must
  • You mustn't / needn't look at other students' work. It's against the rules.
    mustn't
  • We didn't bother dressing up smartly because it wasn't necessary. It was a casual party. We .................dressing up smartly because it was a casual party. NOT
    did not need to bother
  • You don't have to / mustn't stand on the desk. Otherwise, you'll break it.
    mustn't