Rewrite the following sentence: "It was a mistake to leave my valuables in the hotel room". I ...........................my valuables in the hotel room.
shouldn't have left
I'm sure he ......................... be at home. He leaves work at 5 and it's 4 o'clock.
can't/cannot
Rewrite the following sentence: "Is it OK if I take a picture of your notes?" .............. I take a picture of your notes?
can, could, may, might
Rewrite the following sentence: "It's possible that they forgot to turn on the alarm". They ...................to turn on the alarm.
may/might/could have forgotten
Rewrite the following sentence: "We were ordered to empty our pockets before we could go into the concert". We ........................ to empty our ....
had
3 modals expressing "advice"
should, ought to and had better
Translate: Hauria quedat amb tu ahir, però no vaig poder sortir de casa per la tempesta.
I would have met you yesterday, but I couldn't leave the house because of the storm.
Tradueix: Hauríem d'haver sortit abans, ara farem tard!
We should/ought to have left earlier, we'll be late now!
We had .................. check that the doors are locked before we go out.
better
The past of the modal verb "can" is ...
could
The police ................................ find any evidence (NOT BE ABLE TO in the past)
weren't able to
When the police arrest someone, they ............................. to spend a lot of time filling in forms.
have/need
3 modals expressing "possibility"
may, might and could
2 modals expressing "ability" in the present
can, be able to (is, are, am able to)
Rewrite the following sentence: "It's certain that the thieves knew where the jewellery was". They ....................................... where the jewellery was.
must have known
4 modal verbs to ask for permission
can, could, may, might
Tradueix: No, ell no pot haver dissenyat aquest edifici, no sap dibuixar!
No, he can't have designed this building, he isn't good at drawing!
Tradueix: Podríem haver anat a demanar informació la setmana passada!
We could have gone to ask for information last week!
The thief knew the secret code. It ....................... have been someone who works here.
must
You ......................... have taken your expensive watch on a camping holiday. It was very risky.
shouldn't
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