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4º Grammar Unit 6

This document contains an English grammar lesson about modals of deduction and possibility and the third conditional. It includes exercises where students are asked to underline or complete sentences using these grammatical structures. The exercises provide practice identifying and using modals like may, might, could, must in deductions about possible actions and the third conditional form to talk about hypothetical past situations.

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4º Grammar Unit 6

This document contains an English grammar lesson about modals of deduction and possibility and the third conditional. It includes exercises where students are asked to underline or complete sentences using these grammatical structures. The exercises provide practice identifying and using modals like may, might, could, must in deductions about possible actions and the third conditional form to talk about hypothetical past situations.

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GRAMMAR CONSOLIDATION

UNIT 6

Modals of deduction and possibility


1

Underline the correct words. There might be more than one possible answer.
The robber knew the bank well it ______________ be
someone who works there.
a
1

cant

might

could

There arent many clues. It ______________ be difficult to solve


the crime.
a

must

might

cant

The police ______________ suspect Tom. Hes never committed


a crime!
a

might

could

cant

The criminals ______________ be in court today. There are lots


of journalists outside.
a

may

cant

must

Dont buy those cheap DVDs. They ______________ be illegal


copies.
a

cant

might

could

Be careful in the station. There ______________ be pickpockets.


a

could

must

cant

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The third conditional


2

Underline the correct words.


If the police hadnt found the clues, they wouldnt solved /
have solved the crime.
1

If the robbers hadnt made / hadnt make that phone call,


the police wouldnt have arrested them.

If I hadnt watched the news, I wouldnt have known /


wouldnt known about the robbery.

If vandals hadnt damaged / hadnt damage the building,


it wouldnt have been closed.

If the police hadnt questioned him, he wouldnt have


admitted / wouldnt admitted to the crime.

If the police had arrested / had arrest the wrong person,


they would have released him by now.

Correct the sentences.


If I had left work earlier, I wouldnt have see the robbery.
If I had left work earlier, I wouldnt have seen the robbery.
1

If we had knew he was a thief, we wouldnt have given him


all our money.
__________________________________________________________

If the criminal hadnt lied in court, he wouldnt have go to


prison.
__________________________________________________________

If we had find this clue earlier, we would have arrested the


suspect straight away.
__________________________________________________________

If the kidnapper had contacted the police, they would talked


to him.
__________________________________________________________

If the police has solved this crime quickly, we would have felt

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happier.
__________________________________________________________

GRAMMAR EXTENSION

UNIT 6

Modals of deduction and possibility


1

Complete the sentences with a suitable word. There might be more than one
possible answer.
There arent many clues. It might be difficult to solve the
crime.
1

The criminals ______________ be in court today. There are lots


of journalists outside.

The police know that you saw the crime. They ______________
want to talk to you.

Be careful in the station. There ______________ be pickpockets.

The police ______________ suspect Tom. Hes never committed


a crime!

Dont buy those cheap DVDs. They ______________ be illegal


copies.

The robber knew the bank well it ______________ be


someone who works there.

Lisa ______________ be a robber. She never goes out!

The third conditional


2

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
If the police hadnt questioned him, he wouldnt have
admitted (not admit) to the crime.
1

If vandals ___________________ (not damage) the building, it


wouldnt have been closed.

If the police hadnt found the clues, they ___________________

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(not solve) the crime.


3

If I hadnt watched the news, I ___________________ (not know)


about the robbery.

If the police ___________________ (arrest) the wrong person,


they would have released him by now.

If the robbers ___________________ (not make) that phone call,


the police wouldnt have arrested them.

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Write sentences using the third conditional.


if / we / find / this clue / earlier / we / arrest / the suspect /
straight away
If we had found this clue earlier, we would have arrested the
suspect straight away.
1

if / the kidnapper / contact / the police / they / talk / to him


__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

if / the police / solve / this crime / quickly / we / feel / happier


__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

if / we / know / he was a thief / we / not / give / him / all our


money
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

if I / leave / work earlier / I / not / see / the robbery


__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

if / the criminal / not lie / in court / he / not go / to prison


__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

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