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The man in the present drives an expensive Ferrari car, so he must be rich and cannot be poor. He might be a businessman. His great-grandfather from the past owned a large business in France, so he must have been rich and could not have been poor. He might have had a happy life.

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Past Modals

The man in the present drives an expensive Ferrari car, so he must be rich and cannot be poor. He might be a businessman. His great-grandfather from the past owned a large business in France, so he must have been rich and could not have been poor. He might have had a happy life.

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He drives a Ferrari. He must be rich. He can't be poor.

He might be a
businessman. (present)
His great-grandfather owned a large business in France. He must have been rich.
He couldn't have been poor. He might have had a happy life. (past)

Put in cant or must:


1. Why is that man looking around like that? He _____________ be lost.
2. That woman _____________ be a doctor! She looks far too young.
3. John always fails the tests, even though hes clever. He _____________ study
enough.
4. The food is really good at that restaurant. They _____________ have a great
chef.
5. Whos that at the door? It _____________ be Susie shell still be at work
now.
6. This _____________ be Johns house. This house has a red door, and its
number 24, just like he said.
7. Julie _____________ have much money, or she would buy a new car. Her old
one is falling apart.
8. He _____________ be at work now, can he? Its nearly midnight.
9. What a lot of lovely flowers you have! You _____________ really like
gardening.
10. David _____________ drink a lot of coffee. Hes finished two packets already
this week!
11. This _____________ be Jamies coat. Hes very tall, and this is tiny.
12. Her life _____________ be easy. She has four children and very little money
Put in must + infinitive or must + have + past participle:
1. Keiko always does really well on exams. She _____________ (study) a lot.
2. That woman drives a very expensive car. She _____________ (have) a lot of
money.
3. You _____________ (practise) a lot before you gave your speech. It was
really great.
4. When Lizzie got home yesterday, there were flowers on the table. Her
husband _____________ (buy) them.
5. Where is my purse? I saw it earlier, so it _____________ (be) in this room.
6. Sarah couldnt find her glasses. She thought she _____________ (leave) them
at her office.
7. It _____________ (be) cold outside. That man in the street is wearing a coat.
8. All my plants _____________ (be) dead! I forgot to water them before I left

for my holiday.
9. Susie is so late! She _____________ (miss) the train.
10. Theres rubbish all over my garden! A fox _____________ (be) in the bin.
11. Anna has a huge library in her house. She _____________ (love) books.
12. Oh no, I dont have my keys! I _____________ (leave) them in the taxi.
13. When Lucy got home she found the ice cream had melted. It _____________
(be) too hot in the car.
14. If you havent eaten all day, you _____________ (be) hungry.
15. Jimmy and Louisa _____________ (be) very tired. They have a new baby.
16. It _____________ (rain) a lot in the night. There are puddles everywhere.
17. David _____________ (be) happy. His girlfriend just agreed to marry him.
18. What an amazing kitchen youve got! You _____________ (like) cooking.
19. John _____________ (eat) all the biscuits! There are none left.
20. When I got up this morning, the kitchen was spotless. Lily _____________
(tidy) it before she went to bed last night.
Gloria has won every game she's played today. She
______________________________ (practise) a lot.
I don't have anything to wear today. I ______________________________ (do)
the laundry.
Jack lost his wallet on the way to work. He ______________________________
(lose) it on the bus.
You did very well on the exam. You ______________________________ (study) a
lot.
The Smiths ______________________________ (build) their house anywhere.
Why did they choose here?
It's hot in here today. I ______________________________ (not/wear) a heavy
sweater today.
You ______________________________ (feed) your dog. He has been hungry all
day.
Lucy shouldn't have stood on the broken chair. She
______________________________ (fall).
I ______________________________ (buy) more milk. I am almost out.
I didn't do very well in the test.I ______________________________ (spend)
more time studying.

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