Modal verbs in past (B1+) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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To revise modal verbs in past.

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I...…………….. used my satnav. This map is really old and now I'm completely lost.

SHOULD HAVE

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Natasha was crying last night after a long phone call.

SHE MIGHT HAVE HEARD SOME BAD NEWS ABOUT A RELATIVE

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He can't have been at home. He …………………………...out.

MUST HAVE BEEN

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Oh look, that's Jon's phone on the desk. He ………………… forgotten it.

MUST HAVE

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Marie hasn't replied to any of her emails for over a week.

SHE MIGHT NOT HAVE SEEN THEM.

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I shouldn't have refused the invitation. I ………………………….accepted the invitation.

SHOULD HAVE

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My computer isn't working. I'm not sure why, but I ………………….. downloaded some malware when I clicked on that link.

MIGHT / MAY / COULD HAVE

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Will was listening to his MP3 player on the beach yesterday. Now it doesn't work.

IT MUST / MIGHT HAVE GOT WET:

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You can't have switched the TV off. You ……………………..left the TV on.

MUST HAVE

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He …………………. sent this message. He hasn't got a phone.

CAN'T HAVE

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George is missing and his laptop and phone have also disappeared.

HE MIGHT HAVE GONE AWAY.

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They couldn't have stolen the car during the day. They ………………………….. stolen the car at night.

MUST HAVE

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I ……………………. tried to update my phone software. I did it last night and now my phone doesn't work at all.

SHOULDN'T HAVE

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The pilot might not have died in the accident. The pilot ………………………..survived the accident.

MIGHT HAVE

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You ………………………… deleted that document. Perhaps you saved it to a different folder.

MIGHT NOT / MAY NOT HAVE

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They must have arrived late. They ………………………..arrived early.

CAN'T HAVE

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