Write two sentences for each situation. Use needn't have in the first sentences and could have in the second.( as in the example). For could have, see Unit 27.
1. Why did you walk home? Why didn't you take a taxi?
2. Why did you stay at a hotel? Why didn't you stay with us?
3. Why did she phone me in the middle of the night? Why didn't she wait until the morning?
4. Why did you leave without saying anything? Why didn't you say goodbye?
Write two sentences for each situation. Use needn't have in the first sentences and could have in the second.( as in the example). For could have, see Unit 27.
1. Why did you walk home? Why didn't you take a taxi?
=> You needn't have walked home. You could have taken a taxi
2. Why did you stay at a hotel? Why didn't you stay with us?
=> You needn't have stayed at a hotel. You could have stayed with us
3. Why did she phone me in the middle of the night? Why didn't she wait until the morning?
=> She needn't have phoned me in the middle of the night. She could have waited until the morning
4. Why did you leave without saying anything? Why didn't you say goodbye?
=> You needn't have left without saying anything. You could have said goodbye