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Modals of possibility (may, might, could)

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  • Don't eat that. It ___ be spoiled. (general possibility)
    may
    might
    could
  • If you had called, I ___.
    would have answered
    would answer
  • Your phone keeps freezing. You ___ need to update it. (less certain)
    might
    could
    may
  • The restaurant ___ close down soon, I haven't seen many customers here lately. (general possibility)
    might
    could
    may
  • The weather was so fine that you ___ the French coast nearly 30 miles away.
    could have seen
    could see
  • The police think that one of the criminals ___ the other two.
    could murder
    could have murdered
  • She ___ have checked her inbox since she never replied. (more certain)
    couldn't
    may not
    might not
  • There's no one in the parking lot. The store ___ be closed. (more certain)
    could
    might
    may
  • He ___ to work tomorrow. He's not very sick at all.
    could go
    could have gone
  • We're not sure what we'll do this weekend. We ___ go to the beach or we ___ stay home and watch some movies. (less certain)
    may
    could
    might
  • They ___ time to finish it yesterday.
    may not have had
    may not have
  • The symptom ___ a minor infection but we'll need to do a test to confirm that.
    may indicate
    may have indicated
  • Isabella ___ there already; she left before we did.
    may have been
    may be
  • It's a good thing she raised so much money. Otherwise, she ___ the election.
    could lose
    could have lost
  • I haven't seen them, but for what I know, they ___ already.
    might arrive
    might have arrived
  • The car ___ break down at any moment. (general possibility)
    could
    may
    might
  • We really got lucky. The accident ___ a lot of problems.
    could have caused
    could cause
  • The company ___ announce its new product next month, but it's not confirmed yet. (more certain)
    might
    may
    could
  • I ___ go to the party, but I'm not feeling great. (less certain)
    may
    could
    might
  • *hears a strange noise* "It ___ the wind."
    could be
    could have been