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Deductions Past

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    Make sentences using modals to make deducations about the past
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  • I have been working since 5 o'clock this morning! - You must be exhausted/ You must have been exhausted
    must be
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  • Their plane can't arrive/ can't have arrived yet, it took off only half an hour ago
    can't have arrived
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  • Joe ......... travel a lot. His passport is full of visa stamps
    must
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  • They ....... not speak English. They are French
    may/might
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  • That pub ..... ..... very good, it is always full of people
    must be
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  • He .......... ...... younger than you , he looks like he is in his 50s
    can't be
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  • He ....... ...... ........ money from the safe, he doesn't have a key to it
    can't have stolen
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  • You ......... ........ exhausted after such a busy day. Do you feel like grabbing a beer?
    must be
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  • This ................. Kate'e wallet, because hers is burgundy and this one is brown.
    can't be
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  • He's seen this film ten times. He ...................love it.
    must
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  • They ............. be foreigners, they speak with a strong accent
    must
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  • She ...................have a lot of money, because she spends a fortune on trips.
    must
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  • He.........play the guitar very well, because nobody wants to listen to him.
    can't
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  • Dan ............(steal) the documents, but other people had access to the fiile cabiner too, so it's hard to say
    might/ may/ could have stolen
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  • Yesterday my colleague walked past me in the supermarket without even saying hello. - She .........(see) you, otherwise she would have greeted you
    can't/ couldn' t have seen
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  • The ground is very wet this morning. It ..........(rain) a lot last night.
    must have rained
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