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MODALS OF DEDUCTION AND SPECULATION

WORKS HE E TS , ACT I VI T I E S & GAME S

For present situations For past situations

Mario drives a nice car. He must be rich. might have had

A. Match the sentences and then label them 'past' or 'present' according to the
structure they use.

............ ....... a. He must have gone home.

............ .......

............ 3. That can't ....... c. I think she might be tired.

............ ....... d. I may

............ ....... e. I forgot to feed it this morning.

............ ....... f. He may

............ ....... g. I think she might have dyed it.

............ 8. The dog must be starving. ....... h. It could have been Tom.

............ .......

............ 10. It can't have been Lee that you saw. ....... j. It could have a virus.

B. Place the modal verbs from Exercise A in the table according to their function.

To express possibility that To express certainty that To express certainty that


something is true something is true something isn't true

C. Underline the correct modal verb phrase in the sentences below.

1. You can't be can't have been

might have forgotten might forget about it.

might leave might have left it at home.

must have misunderstood can't have misunderstood me.

5. It can't have been may have been

could be could been on a diet.


MODALS OF DEDUCTION AND SPECULATION

WORKS HE E TS , ACT I VI T I E S & GAME S

D. Complete the sentences with a modal verb in the present or past form, plus the
verb in brackets

................................... (study) very hard.

2. He ...................................

................................... (be) getting bored.

...................................

5. It ...................................

................................... (be) an ant.

7. That sauce was very spicy. The chef ...................................

8. We ...................................

E. Complete the gaps by choosing matching sentences from the box and rewriting
them using a modal verb. The original meanings must be kept the same.

................................................................

2. ...................................................................................................

3. .............................................................................................

.................................................................................................

....................................................................................

.....................................................................................

...................................................................................

8. .......................................................................................

F. With a partner, use modals of deduction and speculation to give reasons for the

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