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#Modal verbs #CAE #C1 Advanced

I couldn’t be happier at the moment. (COULD) I’m as ... at the moment.

happy as could be

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Although I tried hard, I couldn’t lift the suitcase. (MIGHT) Try ... I couldn’t lift the suitcase.

as I might

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I’m sure that Peter won’t be late. (BOUND) Peter ... on time.

is bound to be

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Fancy you and I having the same surname! (SHOULD) It’s odd … the same surname.

(that) you and I should have

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I think you should take up jogging. (WERE) If I … take up jogging.

were you, I would

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It’s possible that this kind of snake is poisonous. (COULD) This snake ... the poisonous kinds.

could be one of

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You can’t borrow my car! (WON’T) I ... borrow my car!

won’t let you

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I’m sure this isn’t how you get to Norwich. (CAN’T) This ... the way to Norwich!

can’t (possibly) be the

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It makes no difference to me if we call it off. (MAY) We ... call it off.

may as well

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Although it’s summer, the temperature is more like winter. (MAY) It ... the temperature is more like winter.

may be summer, but

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It wouldn’t have been right to leave you to do all the work on your own. (COULDN’T) I ... all the work on your own.

couldn’t have left you to do

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Perhaps they didn’t notice the tyre was flat. (MIGHT) They … the tyre was flat.

might not have noticed (that)

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All that trouble I went to wasn’t necessary in the end. (NEEDN’T) I ... all that trouble.

needn’t have gone to

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Apparently someone has borrowed my laptop. (HAVE) Someone ... my laptop.

seems to have borrowed

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I’m disappointed that you didn’t back me up. (MIGHT) You .... me up!

might have backed

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Our worrying so much was a waste of time. (NEEDN’T) We … so much.

needn’t have worried

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