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Past Modal Form
Meaning and Use
Miscellaneous
Past Participles
Error Correction
100
A: I ______ (could/go) to the movies with you, but I decided to study instead. B: You didn't miss anything. You ________ (might/not/like) it anyway.
A: I COULD HAVE GONE to the movies with you, but I decided to study instead. B: You didn't miss anything. You MIGHT NOT HAVE LIKED it anyway.
100
List the modal verbs used to guess about a past situation when you don't have much proof. (3)
May (not) have, might (not) have, could have.
100
Students ________ leave the classroom before the bell rings a) must b) should c) shouldn't d) can
C) Shouldn't
100
1) Cut, 2) Put, and 3) Hurt
Answer: Cut, Put, Hurt
100
They mayn't have called yet.
They may not have called yet.
200
A: I __________ (should/not/drive) to work this morning. There was so much traffic. B: You ________ (should/take) the bus. It was empty.
A: I SHOULDN'T HAVE DRIVEN to work this morning. There was so much traffic. B: You SHOULD HAVE TAKEN the bus. It was empty.
200
When do you use "Must have", "have to have", and "Have Got to Have"?
To draw conclusions about the past when you are certain of something, and you believe there is only one logical explanation. Inferences.
200
Your great-great-grandfather sent you a letter.
He couldn't have sent me a letter. He died a very long time ago.
200
1) Bring, 2) Buy, and 3) Catch
Answer: Brought, Bought, Caught
200
When he could have called?
When could he have called?
300
A: She ______ (could/not/leave) yet. We're not that late. B: But she ______ (might/forget) to wait for us.
A: She COULDN'T HAVE LEFT yet. We're not that late. B: But she MIGHT HAVE FORGOTTEN to wait for us.
300
1) When I worked downtown, I (could buy/could have bought) fresh coffee on my way to the office, so I never made any at home in the morning. 2) I (could ride/could have ridden) my bicycle to school every day, but I never did because I was afraid of the traffic.
1) When I worked downtown, I COULD BUY fresh coffee on my way to the office, so I never made any at home in the morning. 2) I COULD HAVE RIDDEN my bicycle to school every day, but I never did because I was afraid of the traffic.
300
Listen to 1 minute of Michael Buble's song "Always On My Mind" and list the past modals used.
1) I should have, 2) I could have, 3) I should have said & done
300
1) Sit, 2) Stand, and 3) Fly
Answer: Sat, Stood, Flown
300
May he have taken the train instead of the bus?
Could he have taken the train instead of the bus?
400
A: You ______ (must/have) a great time last night. I heard you come in at 2:00 a.m. B: It was great. you ______ (should/stop by) after you left the library. You ______ (could/hear) the new band.
A: You MUST HAVE HAD a great time last night. I heard you come in at 2:00 a.m. B: It was great. you SHOULD HAVE STOPPED BY after you left the library. You COULD HAVE HEARD the new band.
400
1) I should have told you. a) I think I made a mistake b) I'm sorry that I didn't tell you. 2) I couldn't have passed my driver's test. I didn't practice at all! a) I'm surprised that I passed. b) I didn't pass.
1) I should have told you. a) TRUE b) TRUE 2) I couldn't have passed my driver's test. I didn't practice at all! a) TRUE b) FALSE
400
Spontaneous Human Combustion (Video) Question: How could hundreds of humans have burned to ashes without harming anything around them?
They could have..., they might have...
400
1) Drink, 2) Dig, 3) Forget, and 3) Hide
Answer: Drunk, Dug, Forgotten, Hidden
400
She must have a cold yesterday.
She must have had a cold yesterday.
500
A: I lost my keys last night. I ______ (might/leave) them at your house. B: No, you ______ (could/not). You drove home with them. A: That's right. Then I ______ (must/drop) them after I parked the car. B: You ______ (might/lock) them in your car. Have you checked?
A: I lost my keys last night. I MIGHT HAVE LEFT them at your house. B: No, you COULDN'T HAVE. You drove home with them. A: That's right. Then I MUST HAVE DROPPED them after I parked the car. B: You MIGHT HAVE LOCKED them in your car. Have you checked?
500
You were in a hurry at the post office. You sent an expensive birthday gift to your aunt. She never received it, and you did not insure it.
I should have insured my aunt's birthday gift. I shouldn't have been in such a hurry.
500
The Bermuda Triangle = an area in the Atlantic Ocean (between Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Florida), where ships and planes have mysteriously disappeared since the 1940's. More than 1000 ships and planes have disappeared in the triangle area over the past five centuries and continue to do so. Many believe that the Devil is at play here and therefore call the area also as Devil's Triangle. What could have caused these ships and planes to disappear? (2 sentences)
It could have been caused my Methane Gas. Methane Gas trapped under the sea floor can erupt, as a result can lower the water density and cause ships to sink. Even planes flying over it, can catch fire and get completely destroyed by such gas blowout.
500
1) Light, 2) Shine, 3) Get, and 4) Become
Answer: Lit, Shone, Gotten, Become
500
I should have asked him. I'm sorry that I did.
I shouldn't have asked him. I'm sorry that I did. I should have asked him. I'm sorry that I didn't.