THiNK 3 Unit 9 Grammar | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 24 Public

Modals of deduction (present and past) / should (not) have

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They live in a huge house. They ________ (have) a lot of money.

They MUST HAVE a lot of money.

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That cheese is two weeks old, so it ________ (be) good any more.

That cheese is two weeks old, so it CAN'T BE good any more.

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They're speaking Portuguese, so they ________ (be) Brazilian.

They're speaking Portuguese, so they MIGHT BE Brazilian.

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Perhaps we shouldn't go in there - it ________ (be) dangerous.

Perhaps we shouldn't go in there - it COULD BE dangerous.

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The wind blew this tree down. It ________ (be) really strong.

The wind blew this tree down. It MUST HAVE BEEN really strong.

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The door lock isn't broken, so the thieves ________ (get) in that way.

The door lock isn't broken, so the thieves CAN'T HAVE GOT in that way.

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I'm not sure when my bike was stolen but it ________ (be) yesterday afternoon.

I'm not sure when my bike was stolen but it MIGHT HAVE BEEN yesterday afternoon.

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Police think that the criminals ________ (take) more than a million dollars.

Police think that the criminals COULD HAVE TAKEN more than a million dollars.

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You didn't come to the party and I think that was a mistake. You ________ (come) to the party.

You SHOULD HAVE COME to the party.

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They didn't win, but they ________ (win).

They didn't win, but they SHOULD HAVE WON.

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You ________ (take) it without asking me. (You took it without asking me)

You SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN it without asking me.

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I ________ (say) that, but I did and now I'm sorry.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID that, but I did and now I'm sorry.

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Where's Clare? Her bag's here and her computer's still on, so she ________ (go) home.

Her bag's here and her computer's still on, so she CAN'T HAVE GONE home.

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I can't remember my password! But I ________ (write) it in my notebook as sometimes I do that.

I can't remember my password! But I MIGHT HAVE WRITTEN it in my notebook as sometimes I do that.

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Sorry, I don't know if she's here or not. She was feeling ill, so she ________ (go) home.

Sorry, I don't know if she's here or not. She was feeling ill, so she MIGHT HAVE GONE home.

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She ________ (clean) the whole house on her own in two hours. She must have had some help.

She CAN'T HAVE CLEANED the whole house on her own in two hours. She must have had some help.

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