Modal

verbs of
Deduction

Must be
Might be
Can / cant 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.
must
can't
might

2) I'm leaving work now but I ___ be a little late if there's traffic on
the road.
could
must
can't

3) Of course John isn't here today. He spent the whole night drinking.
He ___ be at home with a serious hangover.
must
can't
may

4) You ___ possibly be tired. You've just woken up.
can't
could
must

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.
must
can't
might

6) I'm sorry, you ___ be confusing me with someone else, that's not my name.
can't
must
may