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It is possible that Bill was out of town

Bill may/might/could have been out of town.

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It is not possible that Jane knew about my birthday party.

Jane can't/couldn't have known about my birthday party.

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I'm certain that Joseph was responsible for the mistake.

Joseph must have been responsible for the mistake.

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It is possible that Andrew did not hear the news about his brother.

Andrew may/might not have heard the news about his brother.

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It is strange that nobody called me yesterday. /Should/

Somebody should have called me yesterday.

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It is impossible that you saw me last weekend. I was on holiday.

You couldn't/can't have seen me last weekend. I was on holiday.

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I'm sure the politician knew that he was going to lose the election.

The politician must have know he was going to lose the election.

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It is strange that it was so cold last month. Normally August is a very hot month. /shouldn't/

It shouldn't have been so cold in August.

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Her Russian is excellent. It is possible that she had a very good teacher.

She may/might/could have had a very good teacher.

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It is strange that Nick was in Paris. He booked a flight to Rome. /shouldn't/ /should/

Nick shouldn't have been in Paris. He should have been in Rome.

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