modal verbs of deduction 2014
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Modal verbs of
Deduction
Must be Might be
Can / can´t be
We can make deductions about the present :
'Where's Joanna?''She's not here. She must be in the kitchen.'
Look at the photo and write the sentence
subject + modal auxiliary verb “be” + complement
subject + modal auxiliary verb + be + verb-ing
1) He must be in love
2) She might be having a bath.
• There's no heating on. You must be freezing.• You must be worried that she is so
late coming home.• I can't remember what I did with it.
I must be getting old.• It must be nice to live in Florida.
1) That ___ be Danny. He said he was going abroad this week.mustcan'tmight
2) I'm leaving work now but I ___ be a little late if there's traffic on the road.couldmustcan't
3) Of course John isn't here today. He spent the whole night drinking. He ___ be at home with a serious hangover.mustcan'tmay
4) You ___ possibly be tired. You've just woken up.can'tcouldmust
5) You ___ know Peter because he went to the same school that we went to but he is a few years younger than we are.
mustcan'tmight
6) I'm sorry, you ___ be confusing me with someone else, that's not my name.can'tmustmay