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Wangqh2696122 Posted 14 years ago
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"shouldn't have watched" or "needn't have watched"?
I am not sure which to use. Can anyone tell me the answer?I ____ that movie-----it'll give me horrible dreams.A. shouldn't have watched B.needn't have watched
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wangqh2696122 I ____ that movie-----it'll give me horrible dreams. A. needn't have watched I am afraid none of the above seems to be the correct answer.
- wangqh2696122 I ____ that movie-----it'll give me horrible dreams.
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- needn't have watched I am afraid none of the above seems to be the correct answer.
- If you take A, you need to use past tense (gave), not "will give".
- B - is not a common collocation in the US.
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wangqh2696122I ____ that movie-----it'll give me horrible dreams.
A. shouldn't have watched B.needn't have watchedI am afraid none of the above seems to be the correct answer. If you take A, you need to use past tense (gave), not "will give".
B - is not a common collocation in the US.
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A is fine, common and quite natural. B also a natural expression, but it is not right here, since it questions necessity, not appropriateness.
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