GRAMMAR BASIC
UNIT 9
NAME: Ángel David Padilla Ortiz
1 Complete the sentences with the correct
modals of deduction (can’t, must, might, could).
1 My sunglasses can’t be in the drawer. I
emptied it out yesterday.
2 They must be tired from working all day.
3 That can’t be John. He’s in Paris today.
4 She must like apples. She has one every day.
5 Sue isn’t here. She might be at the café.
6 Those things in the sky could be UFOs.
2 Choose the correct option.
1 They’ve been working all day. They can’t /
must be very tired.
2 He has a guitar tattoo on his arm. He could /
can’t be a musician.
3 She took her towel. She might / must be going
swimming.
4 I’ve lost my phone. It can’t / could be in my
bag; I’ve already looked there.
5 They don’t seem to know where they’re going.
They might / can’t be lost.
6 He hasn’t touched his dinner. He can’t / must
be hungry.
3 Match the sentences.
1 She’s buying cat food. e b.It must have rained a lot last night.
2 He wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase. a
3 The baby is crying. f
4 They don’t speak English. c
5 He doesn’t have many friends on Facebook. d
6 I gave you his address. g
7 I just fed the dogs. h
8 She can’t find her keys anywhere. c
a He must be a banker.
b They might be from
Brazil.
c They could be on the table in the
hall.
d Well, he can’t be very popular!
e She must have
cats.
f She could be
hungry.
g You must know where he
lives.
h They can’t be hungry then.
DATE: GRADE: 9THA
4 Reply to the sentences using should have or
shouldn’t have and the present perfect of the
verb in parentheses.
1 My phone was stolen from the table.
You shouldn’t have left it there. (not leave)
2 I ate some old chicken. I feel sick.
You should have looked at the date. (look)
3 I failed my math exam.
You should have studied more. (study)
4 The kids are going crazy aft er the party.
They shouldn’t have eaten so many sweets.
(not eat)
5 I missed my bus.
You should have gotten up earlier. (get up)
6 He told me to watch the movie. It was so
boring!
You shouldn’t have listened to him. (not, listen)
5 Choose the correct answer.
1 There isn’t any milk left .
a.Joe must have drunk it all
b.Joe may have drunk it all.
2 The ground is totally soaked.
a.It can’t have rained a lot last night.
3 He looks very tired today.
a.He can’t have slept very well.
b.He could have slept very well.
4 I couldn’t find it.
a.Mom must have hidden it very well.
b.Mom can’t have hidden it very well.
5 She was exhausted after her first
triathlon.
a. It can’t have been easy.
b. It might have been easy.
6 I don’t know where Alex and
Tom are.
a. They may have gone to the
movies.
b. They must have gone to the movies.
6 Correct the mistake in each
sentence.
1 You must be happy yesterday. have been
2 They might have went bowling. Going to
3 I should have to tell you again. shouldn’t
4 It can’t be windy last night. Have been
5 They must have came home late. come
6 We could be missed our bus. were