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  • Alex was probably asleep when you acme home. MUST: Alex --- when you came home
    must have been asleep
  • It's possible that Lucy --- (be) willing to help us raise funds
    would be
  • I --- (let) you borrow my car, but I was out of town
    would have let
  • I know his passport wasn't stolen because it was with the hotel manager. BEEN: His passport --- because it was with the hotel manager
    couldn't have been stolen
  • I wasn't obliged to volunteer, but I wanted to. HAVE: I --- , but I wanted to
    didn't have to volunteer
  • I'll put you through to Bob's office, but it's after 5.00 pm, so he --- (go) home already
    might have gone
  • You --- (worry) - I told you I'd get home safely, and here I am!
    shouldn't have worried
  • Happy birthday! --- all your hopes and dreams --- (come) true!
    May come
  • I would have preferred Arsenal as the name, but it --- (be) worse. Perhaps Arsenal --- (negotiate) a change of name. They could call the stadium Emirates Arsenal Stadium or name it after a great player like Thierry Henry
    could be / might/could renegotiate
  • Sponsors --- (be) very demanding, but the club --- (ask) the fans first
    can be / might have asked
  • Touching anything at the scene of the crime is prohibited. MUST: You --- at the crime scene
    must not touch anything
  • I don't believe you're going to leave me. BE: You --- planning to leave me!
    can't be
  • I ---- (pay) for the concert last night because I got free tickets
    didn't have to pay
  • We --- (eat out) tonight if you prefer
    could eat out
  • Unless we get more customers, we will have to close down. ABLE: Without more customers, we --- stay open
    won't be able to
  • He asked, "Are you ready for dinner now?" SHALL: He asked, "--- dinner now?"
    Shall we have
  • You --- (feel) proud when your daughter won that scholarship
    must have felt
  • I've already paid for the tickets, so there's no point not going. WELL: I've already paid for the tickets, so we --- go
    may/might as well
  • At least it's new and holds more fans. Anyway, it's a done deal now, so we --- (accept) it.
    may/might as well accept
  • They call it Emirates Stadium, and I --- (think) so too! After all, who paid to build it? And as a stadium, it --- (not be) better! It's one of the best in the UK!
    should think / couldn't be
  • Amy --- (leave) the country because she doesn't have a passport
    couldn't have left
  • "I've never felt so happy," he explained to me. BE: "I ---," he explained to me
    couldn't be happier
  • It was wrong of you not to discuss your plans with me! OUGHT: You --- your plans with me
    ought to have discussed
  • We --- (be) polite and wait for everyone else before we start eating
    should be