Richard is the best computer programmer in the company. He got fired last week.

He may have had a problem with the boss.

How did she fail that exam?

She can't have studied very much.

Nobody is answering the phone.

They may be out., They might be out.

That man over there is speaking in Spanish.

He could be Mexican., He may be Mexican., He might be Mexican.

Jane was going to get married last month. She has a new boyfriend now.

She must have had a problem with her fiancé.

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Modals of Deduction and Speculation 2

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1
Richard is the best computer programmer in the company. He got fired last week.
He must had had a problem with the boss.
He may have had a problem with the boss.
He could have a problem with the boss.
He might have have a problem with the boss.
2
Thomas lost his job and his dog died this weekend.
He will be sad.
He can't be sad.
He might be sad.
He must be sad.
3
I saw Mark with a woman yesterday in a restaurant.
It can't been his wife.
It may have been his sister.
It must had been his sister.
It must have be his sister.
4
How did she fail that exam?
She can't had studied very much.
She can't have studied very much.
She can't have study very much.
She must have studied very much.
5
The opposite of "must" for speculation/deduction is "mustn't".
False
True
6
Now I understand and can use modal verbs to speculate about a situation or make a logical deduction.
I need more practice.
Yes
What are modal verbs?
No
7
Nobody is answering the phone.
They can't be out.
They may be out.
They might be out.
8
James sleeps 3 hours a night.
He can't be tired.
He might be tired.
He should be tired.
He must be tired.
9
To speculate about the past we use the same modal verbs + ___ +____
be + past participle
had + past participle
have + past participle
have + ing
10
That man over there is speaking in Spanish.
He could be Mexican.
He may be Mexican.
He can't be Mexican.
He might be Mexican.
11
Look how much sugar this drink has! That's a lot!
It can't be good for you.
It might be good for you.
It must be good for you.
It mustn't be good for you.
12
Jane was going to get married last month. She has a new boyfriend now.
She can't have had a problem with her fiancé.
She should have had a problem with her fiancé.
She must have had a problem with her fiancé.
She might have have a problem with her fiancé.
13
So when we are very sure something is impossible, we use ____For example: He ____ be a doctor.
mustn't
must
can't
can

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Modals of Deduction and Speculation 2

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Questions 13

Answers

1
Richard is the best computer programmer in the company. He got fired last week.
He must had had a problem with the boss.
He may have had a problem with the boss.
He could have a problem with the boss.
He might have have a problem with the boss.
2
Thomas lost his job and his dog died this weekend.
He will be sad.
He can't be sad.
He might be sad.
He must be sad.
3
I saw Mark with a woman yesterday in a restaurant.
It can't been his wife.
It may have been his sister.
It must had been his sister.
It must have be his sister.
4
How did she fail that exam?
She can't had studied very much.
She can't have studied very much.
She can't have study very much.
She must have studied very much.
5
The opposite of "must" for speculation/deduction is "mustn't".
False
True
6
Now I understand and can use modal verbs to speculate about a situation or make a logical deduction.
I need more practice.
Yes
What are modal verbs?
No
7
Nobody is answering the phone.
They can't be out.
They may be out.
They might be out.
8
James sleeps 3 hours a night.
He can't be tired.
He might be tired.
He should be tired.
He must be tired.
9
To speculate about the past we use the same modal verbs + ___ +____
be + past participle
had + past participle
have + past participle
have + ing
10
That man over there is speaking in Spanish.
He could be Mexican.
He may be Mexican.
He can't be Mexican.
He might be Mexican.
11
Look how much sugar this drink has! That's a lot!
It can't be good for you.
It might be good for you.
It must be good for you.
It mustn't be good for you.
12
Jane was going to get married last month. She has a new boyfriend now.
She can't have had a problem with her fiancé.
She should have had a problem with her fiancé.
She must have had a problem with her fiancé.
She might have have a problem with her fiancé.
13
So when we are very sure something is impossible, we use ____For example: He ____ be a doctor.
mustn't
must
can't
can