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Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======To need and need====== =====Introduction===== <html><p><img height="148" id="1311" style="width: 102px; height: 97px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1311_198be2355cfd12634d6c054c00b9df34.png"> <span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">need </span>to<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> </span>speak to your manager urgently - can you put me through?</strong></span><br> </p></html> =====Definition===== <html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Need </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>is a modal auxiliary verb. <s><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"></span></s></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To need </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>has a similar function and meaning and is more commonly used. </span></b> </p> <p> </p></html> =====Construction===== <html><table class="MsoTableLightListAccent1" style="border: currentColor; border-collapse: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: -1; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="95" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 71.4pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 5;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'> </span></p></td> <td width="252" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 189.15pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-themecolor: background1;'>To need </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'></span></p></td> <td width="269" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 201.55pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-themecolor: background1;'>Need </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'></span></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td width="95" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 71.4pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Affirmative</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></p></td> <td width="252" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 189.15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: middle; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>subject + 'need' + <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">infinitive</span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: middle; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: middle; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">need </span>to<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> </span>go. <span style="color: red;"></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: middle; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>He <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">needs </span>to go.<span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);"></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b></p></td> <td width="269" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 201.55pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: middle; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: middle; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>No affirmative form. See note below.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: middle; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: middle; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">need </span>go<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">. </span></span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><img height="21" id="40" style="width: 20px; height: 18px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg"></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="95" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 71.4pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Negative</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></p></td> <td width="252" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 189.15pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>subject + 'do' +' not' + '<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">need' </span>+ <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">infinitive</span><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);"></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">don't need </span>to go.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>He <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">doesn't need </span>to<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> </span>go.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b></p></td> <td width="269" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 201.55pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>subject + '<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">need' </span>+ 'not' + <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">bare infinitive</span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">needn't</span> go.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="95" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 71.4pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Interrogative</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></p></td> <td width="252" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 189.15pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>'do' + subject + 'need' + <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">infinitive</span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(112, 48, 160); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Do </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">need </span>to<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> </span>go?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Does </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>he<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> need </span>to<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> </span>go?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td> <td width="269" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 201.55pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>'need' + subject + </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(112, 48, 160); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>bare infinitive</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Need</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> I go? </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Note that </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt; vertical-align: middle; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style='font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Like other modal auxiliaries, </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>need</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> has no infinitive and we use the same form </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>with 'I', 'you', 'he', 'she', 'it', 'we' and 'they'. 'Do' is not used to form negative or interrogative sentences. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: middle;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt; vertical-align: middle; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style='font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>To need </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>takes the usual forms depending on the subject and the tense. </span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: -18pt; vertical-align: middle; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;'><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style='font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;'> </span></span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>To need</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> can also be followed by a noun or gerund.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>You <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">need</span> a visa to visit Japan.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>My apartment <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">needs</span> cleaning.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>This is not possible with the modal auxiliary <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">need</span>. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>You <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">don't need</span> a visa to visit Japan.</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='padding: 0cm; border: 1pt windowtext; color: rgb(0, 74, 132); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;'> </span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><img height="22" id="39" style="width: 25px; height: 20px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg"></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>You <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">needn't </span>a visa to visit Japan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <img height="24" id="40" style="width: 19px; height: 18px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg"> </span></span></b> </p> <p> </p></html> =====Uses===== <html><P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; " lang=EN-GB>To need </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-GB>and <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">need </SPAN>are both used to talk about something that is necessary. <U></U></SPAN></B></P> <P> </P> <P><BR> </P></html> =====Affirmative forms ===== <html><P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; " lang=EN-GB>Need </SPAN></B><B style=""><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-GB>cannot</SPAN></U></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-GB> be used in the affirmative form instead of <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">to</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">need</SPAN> but we might read or hear it very rarely in this kind of sentence:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>He <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">need</SPAN> have no fear of losing her - she loves him very much.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>Similarly, we can use it with negative or restrictive words such as 'hardly', 'never', 'nobody' or 'only'.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>We <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">need</SPAN> only provide lunch for the visitors - they'll have dinner at the hotel.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>I <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">need</SPAN> hardly say how important it is that we respect the deadline.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>If we solve this before the end of the day, he <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">need</SPAN> never know about it.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P><BR></html> =====Negative forms===== <html><P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; " lang=EN-GB>Need </SPAN></B><B style=""><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-GB>can</SPAN></U></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-GB> be used in the negative form instead of <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">to</SPAN> <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">need</SPAN>.</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB></SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-GB>You <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">don't need </SPAN>to come to the meeting if you don't want to.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-GB>=</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-GB>You <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">needn't </SPAN>come to the meeting if you don't want to.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB></SPAN></B> </P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>Most of the time, either form can be used but <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">don't need </SPAN>is usually preferred for a general rather than a specific necessity: <SPAN style="COLOR: red"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>You <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">needn't</SPAN>/<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">don't need </SPAN>to<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"> </SPAN>email him today - it can wait until tomorrow.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>You <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">don't need </SPAN>to<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"> </SPAN>be fluent in English to write an email.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB></SPAN></B> </P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>Needn't</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>/<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">don't need </SPAN>are mainly used in the same way as 'don't have to'. 'Don't have to'<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"> </SPAN>is sometimes preferred when the lack of necessity is a general truth or decided by someone other than the speaker: </SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>You <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">needn't</SPAN>/<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">don't need </SPAN>to/don't <SPAN style="COLOR: #7030a0">have to </SPAN>bring any wine tonight - we have plenty.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>You don't <SPAN style="COLOR: #7030a0">have to </SPAN>take wine to Lionel's parties - he always has plenty. </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; " lang=EN-GB></SPAN></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P><BR></html> =====Interrogative forms===== <html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To need </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>is preferred in modern, spoken English:</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 36pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Do</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">need </span>to<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> </span>leave now?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Need </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>is considered very formal:</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Need</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> you leave now?</span></b><br> </p></html> =====Other tenses===== <html><table class="MsoTableLightListAccent1" style="border: currentColor; border-collapse: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: -1; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="308" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 5;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-themecolor: background1;'>The present continuous</span></b></p></td> <td width="308" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-themecolor: background1;'>Future tenses</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>To need </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>and<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> needn't </span>can also be followed by the <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">present continuous</span>:</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>We <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">need </span>to<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> </span>be working on the first phase of the project this week.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>We <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">needn't</span> be working on the second phase this week.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'> </span></p></td> <td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We can use the present simple form of <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">to need </span>or other future tenses. For example:</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">need </span>to<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> </span>talk about this tomorrow. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>[the need is felt now]<span style="color: red;"></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>If you visit England, you'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ll need </span>to<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> </span>take an umbrella.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">re going to need </span>to employ more staff.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p> </p></html> ========== <html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>These<span style="color: red;"> </span>are very similar and often interchangeable but <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">to</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">need </span>sometimes suggests there is a choice or a potential personal benefit: </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">need </span><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">to</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> </span>send three more emails before I go home tonight.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">need </span><span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">to</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> </span>buy some bread on the way home - is there a baker's near here?</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>whereas <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">have to </span>can suggest a lack of choice or something decided or imposed by another person. There is also a suggestion of urgency a negative consequence if something is not done:</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">have to </span>finish this today because I'm going on holiday tomorrow.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> The boss told me I <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">have to </span>go to Paris next week - he wants me to speak to the client </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> personally.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>In the past simple,</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>'had to' is used more than <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">needed to</span>.</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" style="border: currentColor; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh: none; mso-border-insidev: none;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="329" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 246.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>It rained so we had to cancel the barbecue. <span lang="EN-GB"><img height="22" id="39" style="width: 25px; height: 20px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg"></span> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td> <td width="288" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 215.7pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB"></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="329" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 246.4pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>It rained so we <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">needed to </span>cancel the barbecue. <img height="24" id="40" style="width: 19px; height: 18px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg"> </span></b></p></td> <td width="288" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); width: 215.7pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB"></span><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br></p></html> =====Need as a noun ===== <html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>'Need' is also a noun with a related meaning. It can be used in different ways. For example:</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>There's no need for another office in Paris - we already have two.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>There's no need to finish that today - I'll do it tomorrow.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We have need of some new computers.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I'm in need of chocolate.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>The company respects the needs of its overseas staff.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> </span></b></p><br></html> =====Examples===== <html><p><img height="136" id="533" style="width: 88px; height: 82px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/533_69d0a7a61184a9d0815404c613fb422c.png"> <b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">need</span> to finish this by Friday.</span></b></p><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b> <p><img height="215" id="491" style="width: 90px; height: 122px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/491_38a82aa8f28b328943e92d0c132419eb.png"> <span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>Nobody <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">need </span>find out if we keep this to ourselves. </strong></span></p><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'></span> <p><img height="142" id="536" style="width: 97px; height: 81px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/536_120b0c688a6f068f5694e6687a9e8314.png"> <b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>She <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">doesn't need </span>to<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> </span>work today. </span></b></p> <p><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><img height="174" id="1179" style="width: 88px; height: 101px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1179_bb66b75f0c7b85299da67c1d39bb752e.png"> <span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>Y<a name="_GoBack"></a>ou <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">needn't</span> worry - I can fix it.</span></span></b></p> <p><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><img height="147" id="330" style="width: 97px; height: 88px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/330_18c30ed1c90726bbd134b460405f270c.jpg"> <span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>Shall we go for a coffee or <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">do</span> you <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">need </span>to<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> </span>get back to the office?</span></span></span></b></p> <p><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><img height="147" id="526" style="width: 98px; height: 95px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/526_b66020485bb75e91ed66a3fe30453272.png"> <span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'>Need</span><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'> we make a decision now or can we wait till next week? </span></span></span></span></b></p> <p><span><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong><img height="138" id="1317" style="width: 105px; height: 97px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1317_97b57cbfe5970e2760ba775b691fbd53.jpg"></strong> <span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>It <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">needn't</span> be expensive to visit London - buses are cheap and most museums are free.</strong></span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'></span></span></span></span></p> <p><img height="109" id="216" style="width: 110px; height: 96px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/216_1065d8b23df06980645923def064a786.jpg"> <span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>My office <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">needs</span> tidying before my visitors arrive.</strong></span></p><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'></span> <p><img height="132" id="226" style="width: 108px; height: 98px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/226_6ac3a33047d0aaed94a62b20dc1fda6a.png"> <span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>You <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">need</span> to be getting much better results than this.</strong></span></p><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'></span> <p><br><img height="150" id="831" style="width: 103px; height: 88px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/831_fbac3fe979f8151bf28d66f755e10390.jpg"> <span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>We'<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">ll need </span>to look at these figures more closely later to develop a strategy.</strong></span></p> <p><span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong></strong></span> </p></html> =====Some common expressions===== <html><table class="MsoTableLightListAccent1" style="border: currentColor; border-collapse: collapse; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: -1; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="205" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 154pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 5;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1;'>Expression</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'></span></p></td> <td width="205" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 154.05pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1;'>Meaning</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'></span></p></td> <td width="205" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 154.05pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: background1;'>Example</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'></span></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0;"> <td width="205" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 154pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>If <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">need</span> be.</span></b></p></td> <td width="205" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 154.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>If it is necessary.</span></b></p></td> <td width="205" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 154.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Don't worry, we can spend an extra day on this if <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">need</span> be.</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="205" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 154pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>subject + <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">needn't</span> + 'bother' (+ <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">gerund</span>)</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Note that</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> this is considered very familiar and should be avoided in the 2<sup>nd</sup> person. </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></p></td> <td width="205" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 154.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Don't need to - it often expresses annoyance.<span style="color: red;"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="205" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 154.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>"I'll do that later."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>"You <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">needn't</span> bother. I'll do it myself."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>He <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">needn't</span> bother apologising - I've had enough of him.</span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table> <p> </p></html> [[en:grammar:home|{{ :file_-_back_3_.png?150 }}]]