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modals of deduction in the present and past

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Andrea thought she saw her old university professor this morning but it ___ him – he moved abroad years ago.

ALL ARE POSSIBLE

COULDN'T HAVE BEEN

MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN

CAN'T BE

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Police suspect the kidnapper ____ the country using a fake passport.

MAY HAVE LEFT

COULD HAVE LEFT

ALL ARE POSSIBLE

MIGHT HAVE LEFT

15

The thief ___ a key. The door was locked and nothing was broken

COULDN'T HAVE HAD

MUST HAVE HAD

MAY NOT HAVE

MUST HAS HAD

15

She's working full-time and studying. That ___ easy.

CAN'T BE

CAN'T HAVE BEEN

MUSTN'T BE

MIGHT HAVE BEEN

15

We regret to inform you that some services ____ be delayed due to bad weather.

COULD / MIGHT / MAY

10

This ___ be her house. I can see her car parked outside.

MUST

10

Ally ___ (leave) the house. Her house keys are on the table.

CAN'T / COULDN'T HAVE LEFT

25

He worked hard on his report, and then accidentally deleted the file from his computer. He ___ upset when it happened.

MUST HAVE BEEN

MIGHT BE

COULDN'T BEEN

MUST BE

15

You should pick up the phone. It ___ be an important call. You never know without answering.

COULD / MIGHT / MAY

20

Even though John has been studying hard, there's still a chance that he ___ do well on the exam.

MIGHT NOT

MIGHT

MUSTN'T

COULDN'T

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