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Modals of possibility (may, might, could)

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    May, might and could are used to express possiblity. This game contains modals in present and past.
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  • The police think that one of the criminals ___ the other two.
    could murder
    could have murdered
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  • The weather was so fine that you ___ the French coast nearly 30 miles away.
    could have seen
    could see
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  • I ___ go to the party, but I'm not feeling great. (less certain)
    could
    may
    might
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  • The car ___ break down at any moment. (general possibility)
    could
    might
    may
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  • I haven't seen them, but for what I know, they ___ already.
    might have arrived
    might arrive
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  • We're not sure what we'll do this weekend. We ___ go to the beach or we ___ stay home and watch some movies. (less certain)
    may
    could
    might
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  • The company ___ announce its new product next month, but it's not confirmed yet. (more certain)
    might
    could
    may
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  • The symptom ___ a minor infection but we'll need to do a test to confirm that.
    may indicate
    may have indicated
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  • *hears a strange noise* "It ___ the wind."
    could be
    could have been
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  • If you had called, I ___.
    would answer
    would have answered
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  • The restaurant ___ close down soon, I haven't seen many customers here lately. (general possibility)
    could
    may
    might
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  • He ___ to work tomorrow. He's not very sick at all.
    could go
    could have gone
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  • She ___ have checked her inbox since she never replied. (more certain)
    couldn't
    might not
    may not
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  • Your phone keeps freezing. You ___ need to update it. (less certain)
    might
    may
    could
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  • It's a good thing she raised so much money. Otherwise, she ___ the election.
    could lose
    could have lost
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  • They ___ time to finish it yesterday.
    may not have had
    may not have
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