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A: Will you come to my birthday party tomorrow afternoon?
B: I’m sorry but I ______ because I have to look after my sister. (COME)
A: Will you come to my birthday party tomorrow afternoon ?
B: I’m sorry but I CAN’T COME because I have to look after my sister. (COME)
He was absent from school today. I suppose he's ill.
He was absent from school today. He must ____________
He must be ill.
It's possible that she was lost.
She may ________
She may have been lost.
She _______ like an angel when she was a child (SING)
She COULD SING like an angel when she was a child (SING)
Rose and Ted ____ be good players. They have won hundreds of cups!
Rose and Ted MUST be good players. They have won hundreds of cups !
He promised to write to me soon but it's possible he's lost my address.
He promised to write to me soon but he ________
He promised to write to me soon but he might have lost my address.
I'm sure you haven't been here before.
You __________
You couldn't/can't have been here before.
It _______ Jack I saw in the park yesterday, but I’m not sure about it (BE).
It MAY/MIGHT HAVE BEEN Jack I saw in the park yesterday, but I’m not sure about it (BE).
It's possible that your telephone was out of order yesterday.
Your telephone __________
Your telephone may/might/could have been lost.
You ________ sit so near the TV. It’s bad for your eyes.
You SHOULDN’T sit so near the TV. It’s bad for your eyes.
I ______ stop and talk to you now. I have to get to the library.
I CAN’T stop and talk to you now. I have to get to the library.
I ___________you the money. Why didn’t you ask me? (LEND)
I COULD HAVE LENT you the money. Why didn’t you ask me (LEND)
Timmy is a very good boy. He isn’t naughty, so he _________ that window. Somebody else _____ it (BREAK 2X)
Timmy is a very good boy. He isn’t naughty, so he CAN’T HAVE BROKEN that window. Somebody else MUST HAVE BROKEN it (BREAK 2X)
We should have arrived home a long time ago. I'm sure we have lost our way.
We should have arrived home a long time ago. We must ________
We must have lost our way.
You _________ come to the party if you don’t feel well.
You DON’T HAVE TO come to the party if you don’t feel well.
I'm quite sure the car wasn't red.
The car _________
The car can't/couldn't have been red.
“Children, you ______ cross the street if the lights are red !”
“Children, you MUSTN’T cross the street if the lights are red !”
You ____ shout. I _____ hear you very well.
You don’t have to shout. I CAN hear you very well.
When I was a child I _______ understand adults, now that I’m an adult I _____understand children.
When I was a child I COULDN’T understand adults, now that I’m an adult I CAN’T understand children.
I _______ take a taxi because the bus was on time.
I DIDN’T NEED TO take a taxi because the bus was on time.
You _______ go to the grocery store. We have some milk in the fridge.
You NEEDN’T go to the grocery store. We have some milk in the fridge.
A : Shakespeare and Voltaire weren’t alive at the same time, so they definitely never met (KNOW).
B : Shakespeare and Voltaire weren’t alive at the same time , so they ________each other
A : Shakespeare and Voltaire weren’t alive at the same time, so they definitely never met (KNOW).
B : Shakespeare and Voltaire weren’t alive at the same time , so they CAN’T HAVE KNOWN each other
A : It’s possible Josef went to school by bus .
B : Josef MAY HAVE TAKEN the bus to school. (TAKE)
A : It’s possible Josef went to school by bus .
B : Josef ________ the bus to school. (TAKE)
A : I’m sure Chloe isn’t still looking for her watch
B : Chloe ________ her watch by now. (FIND).
A : I’m sure Chloe isn’t still looking for her watch
B : Chloe MUST HAVE FOUND her watch by now. (FIND).
A: Fabio, you ______ come. Today's English class is cancelled. Didn't you get the email?
B: No, I didn't.
A: I'm sorry. I __________ you to make sure.
A: Fabio, you needn't have come. Today's English class is cancelled. Didn't you get the email?
B: No, I didn't.
A: I'm sorry. I should have called you to make sure.