![]() ![]() 1 - She _ misunderstood my directions.Now put the correct modal in these sentences. Lesson by Tristan, teacher at EC Malta English school You phoned me when I was walking to my car. We use ‘can’t have + past participle’ for things that we are sure did not happen in the past. I might have been here when I was a child but I can’t really remember. He may have said he was coming but I can’t really remember. He was supposed to be here an hour ago but he could have been stuck in a traffic jam. We use ‘might have/may have/could have + past participle’ when we are not sure about something but we think it was possible. Might have/may have/could have + past participle He must have forgotten his phone at home again. You must have been very pleased when you received the results of your exams. We use ‘must have + past participle’ when we are quite sure about something. When we use a modal verb to talk about a situation where we are not expressing a fact but we are using deduction the form is MODAL + have + past participle (verb 3) ESL Modal Verbs of Obligation and Prohibition Activity - Vocabulary and Writing Exercise: Writing Sentences - Group Work - Pre-intermediate (A2) - 30 minutes. He must have been very happy when he was told about his promotion. He must be really happy about his promotion. We can use modal verbs to talk about how sure or unsure we are about something in the past just as we use modals in the present with a slight change in the form. ![]()
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