MODAL OF POSSIBILITY

MODAL USE GRAMMAR STRUCTURE EXAMPLE

MUST TO EXPRESS CERTAINTY, IT MEANS SUBJECT+MUST+HAVE+PAST MY CAR IS FULL OF MUD,

HAVE YOU ARE ALMOST SURE. SOMETHING PARTICIPLE
IT MUST HAVE RAINED
IS TRUE BASED ON SOME EVIDENCE.
LAST NIGHT

COULD TO EXPRESS SOMETHING WAS NOT SUBJECT+COULD NOT +HAVE+PAST SARA IS STILL SLEEPING;
NOT HAVE POSSIBLE BASED ON SOME EVIDENCE. PARTICIPLE SHE COULD NOT HAVE
TURNED THE TV ON

COULD TO EXPRESS SOMETHING IS POSSIBLE. SUBJECT+COULD/MIGHT/ I CALLED MY BOYFRIEND

HAVE, MAY+HAVE +PAST PARTICIPLE TEN TIMES LAST NIGHT

-HE COULD/MIGHT/MAY
HAVE BEEN BUSY.
MAY
HAVE,

MIGHT

HAVE.