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Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Past modals of deduction
Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
1. Lily looked delighted. She ___ passed her exams.
must have
should have
might have
2. I didn’t know you were going to another city yesterday. You ___ told me!
might have
must have
should have
3. Why hasn’t Kim arrived yet? Maybe he got lost, or he ___ taken the wrong train.
might have
must have
can’t have
4. Why are you lying to me? You ___ been ill yesterday — I saw you in the mall!
must have
can’t have
might have
5. I don’t know exactly where they went. However, they ___ gone to Italy.
must have
might have
can’t have
6. You ___ blocked him. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have called you.
must have
might have
should have
7. We were watching this great action movie. You ___ come with us!
must have
should have
might have
8. The Smiths bought a new house, but they’re unemployed. They ___ earned much recently.
can’t have
might have
should have
9. He didn’t study anything and still passed the exam. I’m sure he ___ cheated.
might have
must have
can’t have
10. My bike isn’t here anymore! It ___ stolen while I was in the market.
can’t have been
must have been
might have been
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Past modals of deduction
Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
1. Adam ___ broken up with Susan — they were a perfect couple.
might have
shouldn’t have
must have
2. The detective isn’t sure that this man ___ killed the woman.
might have
must have
can’t have
3. Alex ___ studied very hard, because she got top marks in all her exams.
must have
can’t have
should have
4. Nobody knows exactly why he died. But we think it ___ been an accident.
might have
can’t have
must have
5. We’ve been in this traffic jam for 20 minutes. There ___ been an accident.
might have
can’t have
must have
6. We forgot to close the door, and the cat ___ gone.
might have
must have
can’t have
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