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1. Your mother be a great cook. You are always so keen to get back home to eat! 2.

I don't know why I am so tired these days. I be working too hard. Or maybe I am not sleeping too well. 3. Do you know where Carl is? He be out - his car keys are on the table. 4. You seem to know everything about the theatre. You go every week. 5. To give the promotion to Harold was silly. He know much about this company after only a year working here. 6. Go and look in the kitchen for your gloves. They be in there. 7. Oh, the phone is ringing. Answer it. It be Kate. She always rings at this time. 8. Dan has been drinking that whiskey since early this afternoon. He be totally drunk by now. 9. That couple think much of this film. They're leaving already - after only 20 minutes! 10. That's the second new car they have bought this year. They be very rich! Question 1 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: must. Question 2 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: might. Question 3 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: can't. Question 4 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: must. Question 5 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: can't. Question 6 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: might. Question 7 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: must. Question 8 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: must. Question 9 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: can't. Question 10 - Incorrect. Actual Answer was: must. A James was at the party last night. B He (be)! He's in China. 2You (be) pleased when you passed your driving test. 3Anna wasn't at work today. She (have) the day off. 4A Where's Mike? B I'm not sure. He (go) home. 5There was so much traffic, there (be) an accident. 6Janet (ring) you last night. Her phone isn't working.

can't have been must have been must have had might have gone must have been can't have rung
Check through the different uses. TYPE 1 2 3 USE to express possibilities for the future to express certainty for possible explanations MODAL VERBS MAY, MIGHT, COULD CAN'T, COULDN'T, MUST MAY, MIGHT, COULD EXAMPLE It may rain tomorrow. She can't be Irish. She could be Scottish.

Look at the following phrases and write in which type you think they are. Then use one of the modal verbs in brackets to fill the gaps. TYPE 1 _______ 2 _______ 3 _______ 4 _______ 5 _______ 6 _______ 7 _______ 8 _______ 9 _______ 10 _______ 11 _______ 12 _______ 13 _______ 14 _______ They (may/must)________________ be away for the weekend but I'm not sure. He (can/could)________________ be French, judging by his accent. They (can't/may)________________ still be out! With luck, tomorrow (can't/could)________________ be a sunny day. You (can/might)________________ be right but I'm going to check anyway. The exam (can't/might)________________ be easy. You never know. It (may/can't)________________ be true about a sauropod dinosaur living in Lake Tel in the Congo. It's impossible. Dave reckons she's from The States but I think she (can't/might)________________ be from Scandinavia. I (can't/might)________________ go to the party but I'm not sure yet. This (must/could)________________ be the right answer but we'll have to check with your teacher to make sure. She (can't/could)________________ steal things from shops. She's rich and famous. I really think Real Madrid (can't/could)________________ lose the final of the King's Cup. She's been revising 10 hours a day for 3 weeks. She (could/must)________________ be exhausted. Nobody's answering. They (can't/must)________________ be out.

15 _______

He (can't/may)________________ be from the USA. He doesn't speak English.

TYPE 1 They may be away for the weekend but I'm not sure. 2 TYPE 3 He could be French, judging by his accent. 3 TYPE 2 They can't still be out! 4 TYPE 1 With luck, tomorrow could be a sunny day. 5 TYPE 3 You might be right but I'm going to check anyway. 6 TYPE 1 The exam might be easy. You never know. 7 TYPE 2 It can't be true about a dinosaur living in Lake Tel in the Congo. It's impossible. 8 TYPE 3 Dave reckons she's from The States but I think she might be from Scandinavia. 9 TYPE 1 I might go to the party but I'm not sure yet. 10 TYPE 3 This could be the right answer but we'll have to check with your teacher to make sure. 11 TYPE 2 She can't steal things from shops. She's rich and famous. 12 TYPE 1 I really think Real Madrid could lose the final of the King's Cup. 13 TYPE 2 She's been revising 10 hours a day for 3 weeks. She must be exhausted. 14 TYPE 2 Nobody's answering. They must be out. 15 TYPE 2 He can't be from the USA. He doesn't speak English.

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