Modal verbs of probability
He.......be exhausted. He hasn't slept for 2 days.
It shows a logically probable situation.
He must be exhausted. He hasn't slept for 2 days.
to invent something often something which is not true
make something up
to give someone a bed
to put someone up
We have ____dinner in _____best restaurant in Almaty.
We have ____dinner in _the____best restaurant in Almaty.
Clue: The museum was closed yesterday, but your cousin says they visited it.
“They ___ visited the museum yesterday — it wasn’t open.”
Clue: The museum was closed yesterday, but your cousin says they visited it.
“They ___ visited the museum yesterday — it wasn’t open.”
✅ Acceptable answers:
can’t have
couldn’t have
She_________ have a teenage daughter. She is only 25.
She__can't ___ have a teenage daughter. She is only 25.
to form something
to make something up
She _____ a great excuse for being late, but I don’t believe her.
She _made up ____ a great excuse for being late, but I don’t believe her.
What is ____ score?
What is _the___ score?
You see your friend's lights are off and it's midnight.
“They ___ gone to bed already.”
You see your friend's lights are off and it's midnight.
“They ___ gone to bed already.”
✅ Acceptable answers:
must have
He____still be still in bed. He never oversleeps!
He can't____still be still in bed. He never oversleeps!
to become friends again after an argument
to make up with somebody
Can you help me _______ this problem with the printer?
Can you help me sort out this problem with the internet connection?
_____miners earn more than _______ doctors.
____miners earn more than _______ doctors
You check the weather and it was sunny all day. Your friend says it rained. You say:
“It ___ rained yesterday. The ground is completely dry.”
You check the weather and it was sunny all day. Your friend says it rained. You say:
“It _couldn't have__ rained yesterday. The ground is completely dry.”
I have a fver and a sore throat. I _____have
You might have flue.
to calculate something
to work pot something
I really don’t want to _______with my sister over something so silly.
I really don’t want to fall out_______with my sister over something so silly.
He is ____at home in _______bed.
He is ____at home in _______bed.
You expected your friend to be at the café, but they weren’t there.
“She ___ gone to a different place.”
You expected your friend to be at the café, but they weren’t there.
“She ___ gone to a different place.”
might have
could have
may have
Your brother looks very tired today. You say: He ___ gone to bed late last night.”
ou say: He __must have _ gone to bed late last night.”
finally choose something
end up
I didn’t ______ until later that he had been lying the whole time.
I didn’t __find out____ until later that he had been lying the whole time.
I met him____last year.
I met him____last year.
Clue: You can’t find your phone and you remember using it in the car.
“I ___ left it in the car.”
Clue: You can’t find your phone and you remember using it in the car.
“I ___ left it in the car.”
✅ Acceptable answers:
might have
could have
may have