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Complete sentences with past modal verbs

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‘I feel sick, Dad.’ ‘Well, you … eaten something bad.’

must have

10

Your hand has paint on it. You … touched the wall which I’ve just painted.

could, might have

15

The money was on the desk. I ____________ (take) it, but I didn’t.

could have taken

20

She ____________ (arrive) home yet. It's too early

can’t have arrived

15

I don’t know who sent these flowers. It __________(be) Jane.

might,could have been

15

She ____________ (not move) abroad – she hates foreign countries.

can’t have moved

15

Dad ... (wake) up yet. I can hear him snoring.

can't have woken

20

I … (forget) to lock the front door of my flat. I won’t know until I get home.

might, could have forgotten

15

Our teacher has never been late to work. She _____ (miss) the bus.

must have missed

15

He _________ (stay) at home. He had a very important meeting today.

can't have stayed

15

After driving for 16 hours, they ________ (feel) exhausted.

must have felt

15

You _______(sell) the car if you really needed the money.

could, might, have sold

15

Why didn’t you tell me you were coming? I ___________ (cook) lunch for you.

might, could have cooked

15

_________ Lisa's cat __________(know) that something terrible was going to happen?

Could,might, have known

15

I _______(loose) my keys, they are in my pocket!

can't have lost

15

I am certain that Tom is ill. He ______(stay) at home with a high fever.

must have stayed

20