牛津实用英语语法 152 needn't+完成式
分类: 英语学习方法
这个结构用来表示虽然不必要但却已完成的动作:
I needn't have written to him because he phoned me shortly afterwards.
我本来不需要给他写信,因为不久之后他就给我打了电话。(但我的确写了,因而浪费了时间。)
You needn't have brought your umbrella for we are going by car.
你本来不用带雨伞,因为我们将要坐车去。(但是你却多余地带了伞。)
He needn't have left home at 6:00;the train doesn't start till 7:30.
他本不必6点就离开家;火车7点30分才出发。(因此他要等一个小时。)