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Jack MAY HAVE / MAY taken the day off because he is not at his desk.

Jack MAY HAVE taken the day off because he is not at his desk.

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They MUST / CAN'T be sleeping. It is already 1 o' clock in the morning.

They MUST be sleeping. It is already 1 o' clock in the morning.

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Our teacher looked ill yesterday. She MAY HAVE NOT / MAY NOT HAVE been feeling good.

Our teacher looked ill yesterday. She MAY NOT HAVE been feeling good.

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He COULDN'T / MUST have asked me last week. I didn't speak to him.

He COULDN'T have asked me last week. I didn't speak to him.

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I CAN'T / MIGHT be around next week if you want to go out.

I MIGHT be around next week if you want to go out.

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We CAN'T / MIGHT be at the right venue. No one is here.

We CAN'T be at the right venue. No one is here.

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They MUST HAVE LEFT / MUST BE LEAVING because their car is gone.

They MUST HAVE LEFT because their car is gone.

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The girl MIGHT BE NOT / MIGHT NOT BE telling the truth.

The girl MIGHT NOT BE telling the truth.

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The dog ran off only a moment ago. He MUST / CAN'T have gone far.

The dog ran off only a moment ago. He CAN'T have gone far.

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Sarah MIGHT / CAN be sitting in the garden if she’s not upstairs.

Sarah MIGHT be sitting in the garden if she’s not upstairs.

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I can see his jacket, so he MUST / MAY be in the office somewhere.

I can see his jacket, so he MUST be in the office somewhere.

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Andrew is on holiday, so you CAN'T / MAY NOT have seen him in town.

Andrew is on holiday, so you CAN'T have seen him in town.

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I don’t know why he’s late; he COULD / MUST be stuck in traffic.

I don’t know why he’s late; he COULD be stuck in traffic.

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My plant has died. It MIGHT NOT / MUST have had enough water.

My plant has died. It MIGHT NOT have had enough water.

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Lots of trees have fallen down, so it MIGHT / MUST have been windy last night.

Lots of trees have fallen down, so it MUST have been windy last night.

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The cat MAY / CAN'T be sleeping in the bedroom if he’s not on the chair.

The cat MAY be sleeping in the bedroom if he’s not on the chair.

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B2 Modals of speculation / deduction in present ...