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A COMMON MISTAKE

“You needn't to have waited.”

What's wrong? Choose the right one.

WHY needn't to have, should to

No to after should, could or needn't: needn't have waited.

Not: You needn't to have waited.

Say: You needn't have waited.

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Questions where people make this mistake.

THE QUESTIONS
  1. You ______ waited for me; I could have caught a later bus.needn't have · needn't to have
  2. We stayed late to finish the slides, but the meeting was cancelled. We ______ late.needn't have stayed · needn't to stay · needn't stay
Show the answers
  1. needn't havenot needn't to have: needn't to have, should to
  2. needn't have stayednot needn't stay: should or could without have, for the pastnot needn't to stay: needn't to have, should to