Modals for Speculation
Choose the best paraphrase of "It's possible that Jack is not a great football player."
- Jack can't be a great football player.
- Jack may not be a great football player.
- Jack must not have been a great football player.
Jack may not be a great football player.
The party is ___ . Everyone seems like they are having fun.
- go well
- go for
- go one step further
- go down
going well
Rule: To say something was definitely the case in the past, we use:
- must have + past participle
- can be + past perfect
- might have been + present perfect
must have + past participle
If your friend asks you not to tell anyone else what they just told you, they are asking you to keep a ___ .
secret
Fill in the blank: They are on a trip to Italy. Their house ___ be empty.
must
Choose the best paraphrase of "I'm sure that they forgot about our meeting."
- They can't have forgotten about our meeting.
- They must have forgotten about our meeting.
- They might have forgotten about our meeting.
They must have forgotten about our meeting.
What are two synonyms of 'go missing'?
Disappear, get lost, vanish, etc.
Match 1-3 with a-c
1. Most people thought that Amelia must have
2. She couldn't have
3. Amelia might have
a. survived any crash.
b. landed her plane on the island of Nikumaroro.
c. ran out of fuel.
1. + c.
2. + a.
3. + b.
This three letter word from yesterday has a synonym that starts with 's'. Name both vocabulary words.
Odd, strange
Which three modal verbs do we use if we aren't 100% sure about something?
Might, may, could
Her clothes are all very expensive. She ___ be earning a lot of money.
- Might
- Can't
- Could
- Must
Must
What are two more phrases or expressions which mean 'go faster'?
Speed up, hurry up, etc.
Amelia Earhart must / might / couldn't have crashed her Lockheed Electra in the Atlantic Ocean.
couldn't
Come up with three synonyms of mysterious.
Strange, peculiar, odd, confusing, unexplainable, etc.
Fill in the blanks with the correct modal and verb:
The answer is so simple that you have to get it right. It's the world's easiest question, you ___ ___ the answer.
must know
Perhaps the plane arrived late, and that's why they're not here.
The plane ___ late, and that's why they're not here.
The plane might/may/could have arrived late, and that's why they're not here.
Last week I ran five kilometers. This week, I want to ___ ___ ___ ___ and run ten kilometers.
(Buy a word for 100 points)
go one step further
Use a correct modal and form of the verb in brackets:
That is true, I suppose Mom ___ (take) the car for the afternoon. Maybe?
could/may/might have taken...
A detective who is confused might say that a mystery or crime is very...
_ u _ _ _ _ _ g .
Puzzling
Rearrange the words correctly:
can't / exam / studied / this / lot / a / he / his / be
This can't be his exam. He studied a lot!
It's quite probable that Bill didn't win the competition.
Bill ___ the competition.
Bill might not/may not have won the competition.
While no one knows the exact place, Amelia Earhart's plane ___ somewhere over the Pacific Ocean.
went down
Use a correct modal and form of the verb in brackets:
No, the cake was chocolate and Dad hates chocolate. He ___ (eat) it.
couldn't/can't have eaten...
What two words written on the board yesterday mean 'from another world'?
+100 bonus points if you remember the movie I named.
Alien and extraterrestrial
Bonus - E.T.
Correct and combine the sentences:
They must not be at school. I've just saw them at the market.
They can't be at school because I've just seen them at the market.