Correct the sentence
Look who’s got a gummy!
Yay!
Got a gummy in your tummy?
Yippee!
The lights are on. He _______ be at home.
MUST
You needn´t have brought wine, we have plenty here.
unnecessary action which was performed
Sharing is caring… got gummies?
Mission accomplished!
Tell George he has to lose some weight and couldn´t eat so much.
Tell George he has to lose some weight and can´t/ shouldn´t so much.
There´s no need to get so angry! it was an accident.
CORRECT
I _________ to meet the deadline last week, although I had had a very challeging project.
WAS ABLE
Now everybody gets a gummy!
Hip hip hooray!
past deduction when you are sure something happened
*must have + past participle
Before getting this job he should play baseball, because he had a lot of free time.
Before getting this job he should have played play baseball, because he had a lot of free time.
The car won´t start yesterday.
The car wouldn´t start yesterday.
She ______ be travelling right now, she´s just started her new job. Impossible!
CAN´T
You can´t park you car her, it´s a private property.
prohibition
Lack of necessity in the past - an unnecessary action was performed
*needn´t have + past participle
She can´t have been listened to what you said. She didn´t get a thing!
She can´t have been listening to what you said. She didn´t get a thing!
I can found a job in Berlin last summer.
I managed to/ was able to find a job in Berlin last summer.
Squishy wishy treaty time!
Yabba dabba doo!
You must come over for dinner sometimes.
polite invitation
Give strong advice
* must, have to, mustn´t
I know you think you saw my husband in the mall yesterday but it mustn´t have! He was with me all day long.
I know you think you saw my husband in the mall yesterday but it can´t have! He was with me all day long.
Is that the phone? That has to be Tom. He said he´d ring tonight.
INCORRECT
That must be Tom. He said he´d ring tonight.
There is nothing good on the cinema. We _______ as well stay home and watch a film on Netflix.
MAY/ MIGHT
They can’t have tapped into all their creativity already — there’s definitely more to come!
Past negative deduction
Congrats! You’ve got a chewy!
Hooray!