past modals (must/might/can't have + V3/Ved)
I'm almost sure you left your phone in the restaurant.
You ______ your phone in the restaurant.
must have left
I think somebody has tried to break in.
It looks ___ somebody has tried to break in.
as if
The accident happened when they were repairing the road.
The accident happened when the road ________.
was being repaired
"I think you should talk to a lawyer", I said to Sarah.
I advised Sarah ______ to a lawyer.
to talk
It was wrong of you not to tell me you’d borrowed my car.
You ________ me you'd borrowed my car.
should have told
This meat has a very similar taste to beef.
This meat ______ beef.
tastes like
They'll probably never find the murderer.
The murderer will probably ______.
never be found
"I didn't kill my husband", Margaret said.
Margaret denied ___________
killing her husband
It's possible that the backpackers got lost.
The backpackers ______ lost.
might have got
I don't like cooking fish because then there’s an awful smell in the kitchen.
I don't like cooking fish because then the kitchen ______.
smells awful
People think the burglar is a teenager.
The burglar is thought _____ a teenager.
to be
"I'm sorry I'm late", James said.
James __________ late.
apologised for being
I'm sure it wasn’t Jake's fault. He wasn’t there last night.
It ________ Jake's fault. He wasn't there last night.
can't have been
The car has strange noises, possibly it is going to break down.
The car _______ it is going to break down
sounds as if
People say that crime doesn't pay.
It _____ that crime doesn't pay.
is said
“Why don’t we take a taxi instead?” Sarah said.
Sarah _______ a taxi insted.
suggested taking
The window was open, and the cat was gone. I’m sure it escaped.
The cat __________ through the window.
must have escaped
The strange object in the garden resembled a spaceship.
The strange object in the garden _______ a spaceship.
looked like
We want someone to fix the shower
We need to have ___________
the shower fixed
“The oven is still hot. Don’t touch it!” grandmother said.
Grandmother ____________ it because it was hot.
warned me not to touch