NEEDED HAVE / DIDN'T NEED
Which one is more suitable and why??
Ana: On no! i forget to bring the tickets.
Peter: It's OK. You needn't have / didn't need to because I printed them out as well.
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Answers · 12
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Oh no! I forgot to bring the tickets!
It's OK. You didn't need to because I printed them out.
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It looks like both are fine.
I always thought "needn't have" is more formal and literary, but the BBC page below doesn't even say so.
So perhaps "needn't have" is more common in British English. I'm not sure.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv317.shtml
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It's OK. You didn't need because I printed them out as well.
1
Either of these is acceptable.
I think "You needn't have" is more common because it adds a little more emphasis.
- You needn't have (done that...).
- You didn't need to do that...
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I've never used needn't have.
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