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Modals of possibility and certainty

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  • Even though I _______ sing well as a child, I never had the confidence to perform.
    could
  • She ______ taken the wrong train, since she’s never been here before.
    might have
  • f she had studied medicine, she _______ have been able to help during the crisis.
    could
  • If I had trained harder, I _____ have been able to finish the race faster.
    could
  • He ________ not come to the party if it keeps raining like this.
    might
  • She __________ exhausted, since she’s been working non-stop for ten hours.
    must be
  • You ______ seen him at the café—he’s been out of town all week.
    can't have
  • That __________ true, because I was there when it happened.
    can't be
  • It _______ be important if they called three times in a row
    must
  • You __________ seen him yesterday, but I’m sure it wasn’t today.
    might have
  • They _____ have misunderstood the instructions, which would explain the mistake.
    could
  • She ________ be able to join us later, depending on her meeting schedule.
    might
  • Athough she _____ speak five languages fluently, she still finds it difficult to understand local slang
    can
  • Because of the noise, I _______ hear what the speaker was saying.
    couldn't
  • You ______ be joking, given how impossible that sounds.
    must