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  1. Now you have to read a situation and write a sentence with must have or can’t have. Use the words in brackets.

Example: The phone rang but I didn’t hear it. (I must/be/asleep)

I must have been asleep.

  1. That dress you bought is very good quality. (it must/be/very expensive)

It must ______________________________________________________________.

  1. I haven’t seen Jim for ages. (he must go/away) He ___________________________.

  2. I wonder where my umbrella is. (you must/leave/it on the train) ____________________________________________________________________.

  3. Don passed the examination. He didn’t study very much for it. (the exam can’t/be/very difficult) _________________________________________________.

  4. She knew everything about our plans. (she must/listen/to our conversation) ____________________________________________________________________.

  5. Dennis did the opposite of that I asked him to do. (he can’t/understand/what I said) ____________________________________________________________________.

  6. When I woke up this morning, the light was on. (I must/forget/to turn it off) ____________________________________________________________________.

  7. I don’t understand how the accident happened. (the driver can’t/see/the red light) ____________________________________________________________________.

  1. Fill in appropriate modal verbs.

a) may, might, could, must, can't

Dear “Unhappy”,

You 1) _____ be serious about leaving home! There 2) _____ be some problems with your family, but there 3) _____ be another solution. You 4) _____ try talking to a friend or a relative. You 5) _____ have some ants or cousins who can help. You 6) _____ find that discussing the problem all together is better. Your parents 7) _____ really be as angry as you think; they 8) _____ be upset but they 9) _____ realise why you're so unhappy. I suggest you try talking to them again – you 10) _____ be surprised.

b) can't, could, may, might

Sue: How old do you think Steve is?

Mary: He 1) _____ be a bit older than we are, but he certainly 2) _____ be more than 25.

Sue: I don't know. He 3) _____ be older than you think. He takes very good care of himself, you know. He 4) _____ be as old as thirty.

Mary: No, he 5) _____ be. I know because he left school just before I did.

Sue: You 6) _____ be right, but I am still not really convinced.

c) mustn't, needn't, can't

John, I want you to look after your brother this evening. He 1) _____ go out and he 2) _____ forget to do all his homework. You 3) _____ let him watch TV until he's finished it. He 4) _____ watch the film either – it starts very late. He 5) _____ have a bath; he had one in the morning. There's a cake in the cupboard but you 6) _____ eat it all – leave some for your sister. You 7) _____ do the washing-up: I'm going to do it tomorrow. You 8) _____ make too much noise. We might be quite late home because we 9) _____ leave the party tonight until most of the guests have left. And you 10) _____ go to bed without having a wash and brushing your teeth. But you 11) _____ wait up for us.

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