Complete the sentences using PERFECT MODALS Fill in the blanks using MUST (HAVE), CAN’T (HAVE), MAYMIGHTCOULD (HAVE) Rewrite the following sentences using MUST CAN’T MAY MIGHT with the suitable infinitive forms (+infinitive or +perfect infinitive) according to their tenses Complete the responses to the statements, using MUST or CAN’T to suggest what seems to be most likely explanations
WORKSHEET 56 SUBJECT : Perfect Modals A) Complete the sentences using PERFECT MODALS: We didn’t go out last night We ……………………………………… (go) to the cinema but we decided to stay at home Jerry passed the examination He didn’t study very much for it The exam ……………… …………………………… (be) very difficult A: I wonder where Tom was going when you saw him B: He …………………………………………… (go) to work Thank you for doing the washing-up but you ……………………………………… (do) it really I was going to it later The driver in front stopped suddenly without warning and I drove in to the back of his car It wasn’t my fault He ……………………………………… (give) warning that he was going to stop A: How you think the fire started? B: Well, I suppose someone ……………………………………… (drop) a cigarette A: What time is it? B: Well, we came at seven, and I’m sure we’ve been here for at least an hour So it ………………………………………… (be) around eight o’clock A: Jack was absent yesterday afternoon Where was he? B: I don’t know He ………………………………………… (go) to a movie or he ……………………………………… (be) at home I had a test this morning I didn’t well on the test because I didn’t study for it last night I ……………………………………………… (study) it B) Fill in the blanks using MUST (HAVE), CAN’T (HAVE), MAY-MIGHT-COULD (HAVE): She knew everything about our plans She ……………………………………… (listen) to our conversation He …………………………………………… (eat) the roasted beef when we were out He is a vegeterian Mrs White bought a new fur coat! She …………………………………………… (win) a lottery John said he would ring, but he hasn’t He ……………………………………… (forget) all about it It is possible that he wasn’t taken to the cinema last weekend He ……………………… ………………………… (not / take) to the cinema The children …………………………………………… (study) in the library now, because they have a test tomorrow The singer has got a sore throat, so she …………………………………………… (sing) at the concert I ………………………………………………… (be) at home this evening or I ……………………………………… (be) but I’m not sure C) Rewrite the following sentences using MUST / CAN’T / MAY / MIGHT with the suitable infinitive forms (+infinitive or +perfect infinitive) according to their tenses: It is possible that they will not reach agreement …………………………………………………………………………………………… Perhaps you found you made a mistake …………………………………………………………………………………………… It is certain that our boss will give a rise in our salary …………………………………………………………………………………………… It is impossible that she won the beauty contest last year …………………………………………………………………………………………… Perhaps parents will find that they cannot understand the new teaching methods being introduced in primary schools …………………………………………………………………………………………… It is not impossible that the Government’s policy will prove to be little short of disastrous …………………………………………………………………………………………… I’m sure Jane got in her last exam …………………………………………………………………………………………… I’m sure you will catch the o’clock train …………………………………………………………………………………………… It is possible that he changed his mind after I had offered him the job …………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 I’m sure Tom didn’t visit his parents last year because he was abroad and very busy …………………………………………………………………………………………… D) Complete the responses to the statements, using MUST or CAN’T to suggest what seems to be most likely explanations: His fiancée writes him everyday She must ……………………………………………… I don’t seem to have my key with me I must …………………………………………… He drives a Rolls-Royce and his wife a Mercedes They must …………………………… He has no idea what the book is about He can’t ………………………………………… He talks about going to the moon next year He must …………………………………… She didn’t reply to his letter She can’t …………………………………………………… He wears glasses all the time His eyesight can’t ………………………………………… He said he would ring, but he hasn’t He must …………………………………………… The last bus has already gone It must …………………………………… than I thought 10 I’m amazed that she married him so soon She can’t ………………………………………