Exercise with 'must, mustn't, needn,t'
Hello! I use Murphy's book for self-study. Please, correct exercises.
1. I can manage the shopping alone. You needn't come with me.
2. We needn't walk all the way home. We can get a taxi.
3. Just help yourself if you'd like more to eat. You needn't ask first.
4. We can keep this a secret between ourselves. We needn't tell anybody else.
5. I understand the situation perfectly. You needn't explain further.
6. We have enough food at home, so we needn't go shopping today.
7. Gary gave me a letter post. I must remember to post it.
8. Gary gave me a letter to post. I mustn't forget to post it.
9. There's plenty of time for you to make up your mind. You needn't decide now.
10. You needn't wash those tomatoes. They've already been washed.
11. This is a valuable book. You must look after it carefully and you mustn't lose it.
12. What sort of house do you want to buy? Something big? - Well, it needn't be big, - that's not so important. But it must have a nice garden - that's essential.
13. She needn't have bought eggs.
14. You needn't have got angry.
15. He needn't have sold the car,
16. We needn't have taken the camcorder with us.
17. I needn't have rushed to the station.
18. You needn't have walked home. You could have taken the taxi.
19. You needn't have stayed at a hotel. You could have stayed with us.
20. You needn't have phoned me in the middle of the night. You could have waited until the morning.
21. You needn't have left without saying anything. You could have said goodbye.
