Īutoenglish Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2013ġ She must have studied really hard. Otherwise, I'm sure he would have wished you a happyġ. You might have fallen off and been badly injured.ġ5 He. reminded him about it yesterday.ġ3 I'm sorry but Samantha isn't here. apologised for saying she was lazy.ġ2 John has forgotton about the meeting. stolen it.ġ1 Clara was very upset with you yesterday. cheated.ġ0 I left my bicycle in front of the library and it's disappeared. He doesn't have any money.ĩ Andrew did no revision for the exam but he's passed. been so happy when she found out she was being promoted.ħ I had to wait 45 minutes for a bus yesterday. It's only a 20 minute journey.Ĥ The concert was fantastic. She passed all her exams with excellent grades.Ģ You. A criticismĪ Fill the gaps with must have, might have or can't have.ġ She. I might have made a mistake - There is a possibility that I made a mistake. Note that these verbs, like all modal verbs, are followed by an infinitive without to.ĭo this exercise to test your grammar again.She must have gone out - There is strong evidence.
It can't be easy for him, looking after three kids on his own. We use can't when we feel sure that something is not possible. They all have the same meaning, but may is more formal than might and could. We regret to inform you that some services may be delayed due to the bad weather. We use might, may or could to say that we think something is possible but we're not sure. You must be freezing out there! might, may, could He must live near here because he always walks to work.Ĭome inside and get warm. We use must when we feel sure that something is true or it's the only realistic possibility. This page focuses on making deductions about the present or future. The modal verb we choose shows how certain we are about the possibility. We can use modal verbs for deduction – guessing if something is true using the available information. Modals – deduction (present): Grammar test 1 You can't be bored already! You've only been here five minutes. They might be at work or they could be in the car. Look at these examples to see how must, might, may, could and can't can be used.
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