Rewrite the underlined sentences using past modal verbs.

Use the modal verbs in

parentheses.   

There's no answer. I bet she left by now. 

She must have left by now

 . (must)

Do you think she's coming by bus?

What he does
Um, I don't know. Maybe she decided to drive.     . (may)

I don't think so. Her car broke down. It was in the garage last night. It's not possible she got it

What he does
back yet.    . (could not)

Did I tell you someone robbed Dana last week and stole her purse?

What he does
How awful! I bet she was scared.     . (must)

A
Well, she was scared at first. The funny thing was, she knew the thief. She went to school with

What he does
him! But Dana looks really different now. So it's possible he didn't recognize her.   

 . (might not)

Did she tell him that she knew him?

What he does
Maybe she told him.     . (may) I don't really know.

Well, I hope she reported him to the police!

Rewrite the underlined sentences using past modal verbs. Use the modal verbs in
parentheses.   

There's no answer. I bet she left by now. 

She must have left by now

 . (must)

Do you think she's coming by bus?

What he does
Um, I don't know. Maybe she decided to drive.     . (may)

I don't think so. Her car broke down. It was in the garage last night. It's not possible she got it

What he does
back yet.    . (could not)

Did I tell you someone robbed Dana last week and stole her purse?

What he does
How awful! I bet she was scared.     . (must)

Well, she was scared at first. The funny thing was, she knew the thief. She went to school with

What he does
him! But Dana looks really different now. So it's possible he didn't recognize her.   

 . (might not)

Did she tell him that she knew him?

A
 What he does
Maybe she told him.     . (may) I don't really know.

Well, I hope she reported him to the police!

Read the situations. Choose the correct expressions to complete the possible reasons
for the situations.   

Your roommate overslept and missed an important meeting at work.

She 

could have

 stayed up too late the night before.

Your best friend hasn't called you in a week.

She           have been annoyed with you.

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Your grandparents forgot your birthday.

could have
They          

 forgotten to mail card.

Your sister can't find her favorite earrings.

could have
She           lost them
 Your roommate overslept and missed an important meeting at work.
He / She could have stayed up too late the night before.
or
He / She might not have set his / her alarm.
Your best friend hasn't called you in a week.
He / She may have been very busy.
or
He / She couldn't have been on vacation.
Your grandparents forgot your birthday.
They may not have mailed the card on time.
or
They might have sent you a surprise gift.
Your sister can't find her favorite earrings.
She must have forgotten where she put them.
or
She could have left them at a friend's house.

Choose the correct expressions to complete the conversation.

She just cut in line! It drives me crazy when people do that.

I had that happen to me

 last week. Same thing. This woman in the store just pushed her cart right in front of me. I

looked at her, and she was like, "Too bad." She was so rude.

That's like
Don't you hate that?          
 

 people who push right past you in the street. You know, when it's busy. It can really hurt.

That reminds me of the time

I know.          

 a guy walked right into me on Main Street. He never even apologized.

Wasn't he looking?

I guess not. Has that ever happened to you – someone walking directly into you?

I had a similar thing happen to me,

Well, not quite. I mean,          

 but with a door – and I walked into it!

That happened to my friend Nancy,

No way!          

 
 too. She walked into a glass door and knocked herself out! She was in a hurry and wasn't

looking where she was going.

Speaking of
      

 being in a hurry, I have to get going myself. I'll see you tomorrow!

She might have have been annoyed with you.

Using expressions like Speaking of and That's like to share your experiences

Using like in different ways

Unit 8 • Lesson C: I had that happen to me.

Vocabulary

Inconsiderate behavior

block the doors (on the subway) (v)

cause an accident (v)

cut in line (v)

get someone's order wrong (v)

knock (a person) over (v)

push ahead of people to get a seat (v)

push to get past people (v)

scratch another car / vehicle (v)

take someone's parking spot (v)

Other words

almost (adv)

rude (adj)

annoy (v)

get off (the elevator) (v)

tell someone what to do (v)

Conversation strategies

Sharing experiences

In conversation, when someone tells a story, other people often tell a similar story of

something that happened to them. They want to show that they have had similar experiences.

You can use these expressions to say you had a similar experience:

I had that happen to me. That happened to me. I had a similar experience.

That reminds me (of) . . . That's like . . . Speaking of . . . ,

A Speaking of rude people, how about people who block subway doors?

B I had that happen to me / That happened to me / I had a similar experience just

last night.

A Those guys were so rude to me.

B That reminds me of / That's like the time I got on the subway with my grandfather

Like

You can use like as a verb:

I like to take the subway, except when it's crowded.

But it has many other uses too. You can use like:

• to say something is similar

He acted like we were in his way.

• to give an example

Like, I get upset when people push on the subway.

(= For example, I get upset when people push on the subway.)

• to highlight something in very informal conversations

They were like totally blocking the doors.

• to say "approximately" in very informal conversations

Isn't he like 80 years old?

• to report what someone said in very informal conversations

They were like, "What's your problem?"

(= They said: "What's your problem?")

Usando me gusta de diferentes maneras

Unidad 8 • Lección C: Eso me sucedió a mí.

Vocabulario

Comportamiento desconsiderado

bloquear las puertas (en el metro) (v)

causar un accidente (v)

corte en línea (v)

equivocarse en la orden de alguien (v)

derribar (a una persona) sobre (v)

empujar delante de las personas para obtener un asiento (v)

empujar para superar a las personas (v)

rascar otro auto / vehículo (v)

tomar el lugar de estacionamiento de alguien (v)

Otras palabras

casi (adv)

grosero
molestar

bajarse (el ascensor) (v)

decirle a alguien qué hacer (v)

Estrategias de conversación

Compartiendo experiencias

En una conversación, cuando alguien cuenta una historia, otras personas a menudo cuentan
una historia similar de

algo que les pasó a ellos. Quieren demostrar que han tenido experiencias similares.

Puede usar estas expresiones para decir que tuvo una experiencia similar:

Eso me sucedió a mí. Eso me paso a mi. Yo tuve una experiencia similar.

Eso me recuerda (a). . . Eso es como . . . Hablando de . . . ,

A Hablando de personas groseras, ¿qué hay de las personas que bloquean las puertas del
metro?

B Me sucedió eso / Eso me sucedió / Tuve una experiencia similar solo

anoche.

A Esos tipos fueron muy groseros conmigo.

B Eso me recuerda / Esa es la vez que subí al metro con mi abuelo

Me gusta

Puedes usar like como verbo:

Me gusta tomar el metro, excepto cuando está lleno.

Pero también tiene muchos otros usos. Puedes usar como:

• decir algo es similar

Actuó como si estuviéramos en su camino.

• para dar un ejemplo

Como, me enojo cuando la gente empuja el metro.

(= Por ejemplo, me enojo cuando la gente empuja el metro).

• resaltar algo en conversaciones muy informales

Eran como bloquear totalmente las puertas.

• decir "aproximadamente" en conversaciones muy informales

¿No tiene él 80 años?

• informar lo que alguien dijo en conversaciones muy informales

Eran como, "¿Cuál es tu problema?"

(= Dijeron: "¿Cuál es tu problema?")

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