7 A GRAMMAR past modals
C) Complete the dialogues. Rewrite the phrases in brackets using mi[Jht (not) have, must have, or
can't have + past participle.
1 A Why is there so much traffic today?
B I don't know. There might have broken
an accident. (Maybe
there was)
2 A Can you move your leg?
B No, it hurts too much. I think I might have brokenit. (Perhaps I
have broken it)
3 A Look! The gate's open and the dog has gone.
B Oh no! We must have left it open when we went out. (I'm
sure we left it open)
4 A Oh no, the cake's burning!
B You must have put the oven on too high. (You definitely
put the oven on)
5 A I can't find the milk. We can’t
_ ____have drunk it all. (I'm sure we
didn't drink it)
B Yes, you're right. It must be in there somewhere.
6 A Where's Jeremy? He should be here.
the email about the meeting. (Perhaps he
B He might not have seen
didn't see)
7 A Ellen passed all her exams with top marks!
B Wow! She must have workedreally hard. (I'm sure she worked)
8 A Mum, I'm going to play football now.
B What? You can’t have finished all of your
homework. (It's impossible you've finished)
9 A We didn't see Dan and Sarah at the concert.
B They might not have been able to Iget
tickets. think the concert was sold out.
(Perhaps they weren't able to get)
10 A I called you earlier, but I got your voicemail.
myoffphone by mistake. (I'm sure I
B Sorry. I must have switched
switched off)
G Complete the sentences with should/ shouldn't have and the past participle of a verb from the list.
break up come keep t-ake tell use wait wear
1 We're lost. I knew we should have taken the second exit at the roundabout!
2 This tastes really spicy. You _ _ _have
shouldn’t __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ so much chilli.
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3 You shouldn’t have broken up with James. He was such a nice guy.
4 The concert was amazing. You should have come with us.
5 Jim's already gone? I don't believe it - he should have waited for us.
6 I'm afraid we can't exchange the jacket now. You should have kept the receipt.
7 You should have told 8 shouldn’t have worn us that you were in hospital. We would have visited you.
8 I _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ these jeans. T hey really don't suit me.
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G Write four dialogues of two lines using must have, mi[Jht have, can't have, and should(n't).
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