PAST MODALS

STUDENTS
CARLOS ALBERTO MOLINA PAREDES

BEATRIZ ELENA GUTIERREZ GUERRERO

TEACHER

NORTH CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

BASIC ENGLISH B1
2020
1. Open the following link. Read the explanation and complete the exercises. Upload
a picture of your process.
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/modals-deduction-past
2. Open the attached file. Complete the exercises. 

PAST MODAL FOR DEDUCTION

Multiple choices. Choose the correct option for each gap below.
 Nobody knows exactly why he died. But we think it _____________been an
accident.
a) can have
b) should have
c) might have

 I __________________revised more for the exam. I was lazy, and now I'll fail!
a) could have
b) might have
c) should have

 Sarah looked very happy. She __________________passed her driving test.

a) should have
b) must have
c) can’t have

 I didn't know you were going to Phil's party yesterday. You ________told me!
a) should have
b) must have
c) can’t have
 I can't believe Jim hasn't arrived yet. He _______________ taken the wrong train.
a) can have
b) must have
c) should have

 I can't believe Jim hasn't arrived yet. He ____________________taken the correct

train.
a) can’t have
b) musn’t have
c) shouldn’t have

 You ____________been ill yesterday. Jessie saw you at the bowling alley.
a) mustn’t have
b) couldn’t have
c) may not have
 I don't know where they went but they _______________ gone to Paris or
Marseille.
a) can have
b) could have
c) must have

Transform these sentences into the past with a modal of deduction (modal + have + past
participle).