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Gateway B1+ Unit 9 Grammar revision

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    Modal verbs of speculation and deduction present & past + Third conditional
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  • You ______ (be) really scared when you saw the crocodile.
    You must have been really scared when you saw the crocodile.
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  • He _____ (be) French, his French accent is horrible.
    He can't be French.
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  • If it's cold here in Spain, it _____ (be) freezing in Germany.
    It must be freezing in Germany.
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  • It's difficult to tell how old he is. He ______ (be) 40, but I'm not sure.
    He may/might/could be 40.
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  • "I’m 90% sure the last general election was four years ago." The last general election __________ four years ago.
    must have been
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  • "I don’t think she recognised me after so many years." She ___________ me after so many years.
    couldn't/can’t have recognised
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  • "It’s possible that the king escaped a dangerous conspiracy. " The king __________ a dangerous conspiracy.
    may/might/could have escaped
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  • "Perhaps he wasn’t a hero, but he did great things for his country. " He __________ a hero, but he did great things for his country.
    may/might not have been
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  • "I’m quite sure his mother had a great influence on him." His mother _________ a great influence on him.
    must have had
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  • Third conditional: If we ________(look) at the map, we ________(not get) lost.
    If we had looked at the map, we wouldn't have got lost.
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  • Third conditional: If she ________(go) to bed earlier, she _________(not be) so tired.
    If she had gone to bed earlier, she wouldn't have been so tired.
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  • Third conditional: We _________(go) skiing if the weather _______(not be) so bad.
    We would have gone skiing if the weather hadn't been so bad.
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  • Third conditional: If they ________(finish) their homework earlier, they _________(come) to the cinema with us.
    If they had finished their homework earlier, they would have come to the cinema with us.
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  • Third conditional: If he ________(go) to the party, he ___________(meet) Laura.
    If he had gone to the party, he would have met Laura.
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  • "You need to have lived in the US for five years to apply for citizenship. So I didn’t apply." If I ________ in the US for five years, I _______ for citizenship.
    If I had lived in the US for five years, I would have applied.
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  • "You must be a very good speaker if you want to become a class representative. He is not a good speaker." If he _______ a good speaker, he _________ a class representative.
    If he had been a good speaker, he would have become a class representative.
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