{"id":6351,"date":"2017-04-05T19:03:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T17:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=6351"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:27:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:27:21","slug":"neednt-have-and-cant-have-modals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/04\/neednt-have-and-cant-have-modals\/","title":{"rendered":"Needn&#8217;t Have and Can&#8217;t Have Modals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vTScVzIGDkgVucUkKFk_2daHjTT0iUT6EQWQ4LILGgjHayj20QwYUp-3e8LdsaccLqxwCuBKzmG4TQo\/embed?start=true&amp;loop=true&amp;delayms=15000\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"580\" height=\"355\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This lesson focuses on the needn&#8217;t have and can&#8217;t have modals. To form, simply combine the negative modal, have, and the past participle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-accent-background-color\"><strong>needn&#8217;t or can&#8217;t have + past participle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can&#8217;t Have + Past Participle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Use this when we are definitely sure that something did not happen in the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/04\/simple-past\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">past<\/a><\/strong> or we believe that something was impossible in the past.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Her car is still in the garage. She <strong>can\u2019t have left<\/strong> the house yet.<\/p><p>He&nbsp;<strong>can&#8217;t have escaped<\/strong>&nbsp;through this window \u2013 it\u2019s too small.<\/p><p>He <strong>can\u2019t have been<\/strong> at the meeting. He\u2019s on a business trip this week.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Needn&#8217;t Have + Past Participle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Use this to mean that the action is done, but it was unnecessary and even a waste of time.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Yesterday my friend had already bought two tickets for the concert so you really <strong>needn\u2019t have bought<\/strong> another one, it was a waste of money.<\/p><p>Martha worked all the weekend to finish her assignment on time, but actually she <strong>needn\u2019t have done<\/strong> so.<\/p><p>The bus arrived two minutes after you left, so you <strong>needn&#8217;t have taken<\/strong> a taxi.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Needn&#8217;t Have and Can&#8217;t Have Modals Exercise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer this exercise on needn&#8217;t and can&#8217;t have modals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. You _____ cleaned your room. The housekeeping would&#8217;ve tidied it up for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. can&#8217;t have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. needn&#8217;t have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. They&nbsp;_____&nbsp;left the country because their children are still in the middle of their school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. can\u2019t have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. needn\u2019t have&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. We _____ rehearsed that intensely. The competition is canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. can\u2019t have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. needn\u2019t have <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. I didn\u2019t rain so you&nbsp;______&nbsp;brought an umbrella.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. can\u2019t have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. needn\u2019t have <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. She is very polite. She _____ spoken to her manager in a rude manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. can\u2019t have <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. needn\u2019t have&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. We had a lot of food in the fridge so we _____ gone to the supermarket today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. can\u2019t have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. needn\u2019t have <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. You _____ seen that movie. It isn\u2019t released until next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. can\u2019t have <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. needn\u2019t have&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. You&nbsp;<strong>_____ <\/strong>bought all these presents for her. She doesn\u2019t feel like celebrating her birthday this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. can\u2019t have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. needn\u2019t have <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. I _____ taken this medicine. I\u2019m allergic to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. can\u2019t have <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. needn\u2019t have&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. He ______ seen her in town. She left for the US last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a. can\u2019t have<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>b. needn\u2019t have&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-text-align-center has-subtle-background-background-color\">Find the answers to this exercise <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/04\/modals-cant-have-and-neednt-have\/2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/03\/modals-of-deduction-and-speculation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Modals of Deduction and Speculation<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/09\/modals-might-may-will-probably\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Modals: Will, May, Might<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For additional information on this topic, check out this&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/worldservice\/learningenglish\/grammar\/learnit\/learnitv317.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BBC Learning English lesson<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/worldservice\/learningenglish\/grammar\/learnit\/learnitv317.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-text-align-center has-subtle-background-background-color\">For other English grammar lessons, go to this <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/grammar-index\/\" target=\"_blank\">page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Needn&#8217;t Have and Can&#8217;t Have Modals Exercise Answers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the answers to the needn&#8217;t and can&#8217;t have modals exercise on this <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/04\/modals-cant-have-and-neednt-have\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. <strong>B<\/strong> You <strong>needn&#8217;t have<\/strong> cleaned your room. The housekeeping would&#8217;ve tidied it up for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. <strong>A<\/strong> They&nbsp;<strong>can&#8217;t have<\/strong>&nbsp;left the country because their children are still in the middle of their school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. <strong>B<\/strong> We <strong>needn&#8217;t have<\/strong> rehearsed that intensely. The competition is canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. <strong>B<\/strong> I didn\u2019t rain so you&nbsp;<strong>needn&#8217;t have<\/strong>&nbsp;brought an umbrella.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. <strong>A<\/strong> She is very polite. She <strong>can&#8217;t have<\/strong> spoken to her manager in a rude manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. <strong>B<\/strong> We had a lot of food in the fridge so we <strong>needn&#8217;t have<\/strong> gone to the supermarket today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. <strong>A<\/strong> You <strong>can&#8217;t have<\/strong> seen that movie. It isn\u2019t released until next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. <strong>B<\/strong> You&nbsp;<strong>needn&#8217;t have <\/strong>bought all these presents for her. She doesn\u2019t feel like celebrating her birthday this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. <strong>A<\/strong> I <strong>can&#8217;t have<\/strong> taken this medicine. I\u2019m allergic to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. <strong>A<\/strong> He <strong>can&#8217;t have<\/strong> seen her in town. She left for the US last month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This lesson focuses on the needn&#8217;t have and can&#8217;t have modals. To form, simply combine the negative modal, have, and the past participle. 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