WK35 GET IT RIGHT (5)

WK35 GET IT RIGHT (5)

MODALS OF DEDUCTION (PRESENT)

GRAMMAR

MODALS OF DEDUCTION (PRESENT)

We can use

MUST, MAY, MIGHT, COULD and CAN'T to express how sure we are about something happening in the present or the future.

MUST

• We use must when we feel sure about something because there is some kind of evidence.

• e.g.  She must study very hard because she gets really good marks.

CAN'T

• We use can't when we are sure something is not true.

• e.g. You have been sleeping all day. You can't be tired.

MAY, MIGHT, COULD

• We use may, might and could when are not sure about something, but we think it is possible.

• e.g. She might go to the party tomorrow if you ask her. 

• e.g. Peter could be at the library. He said he was going to go one of these days.

• e.g. They may win the match. They are quite good.

• They all have the same meaning, but may is more formal than might and could.

Multiple Choice

Where is John, he _____ at home.

• can't

• could

Multiple Choice

Well, I think another route _____ be better.

• could

• must

Multiple Choice

It looks like he _____ be waving for us to stop.

• must

• might

Multiple Choice

How does the car goes so fast?

It _____ be, because it's so light. Just a guess!

• could

• can't

Multiple Choice

I'm not sure why they decided not to buy tickets to see the band, but it _____ be a lack of interest.

• can't

• must

Multiple Choice

He's studying to become a doctor, he _____ learn numerous things about human anatomy.

• must

• can't

PAST PERFECT VS PAST CONTINUOUS

GRAMMAR

PAST PERFECT

• Express the past action already finished, when another past action already happened.

• Grammar structure:

• SUBJECT + HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE + COMPLEMENT They had divorced each other. I had been to London twice. She had forgotten her boarding pass.

PAST CONTINUOUS

• We usually use the past continuous when the action in progress was interrupted or joined by an unrelated action.

• Grammar structure:

• SUBJECT + VERB TO BE IN PAST + VERB ING + COMPLEMENT

• He was driving to work when the storm hit. We were discussing the plans for the party when Susan walked in.

Multiple Choice

I _____ looking forward to this day since I was a little boy.

• was

• had been

Multiple Choice

We _____ waiting for an hour before the taxi finally arrived.

• were

• had been

Multiple Choice

When I woke up, I realized that I _____ dreaming.

• was

• had been

Multiple Choice

I _____ running after the ball, when a dog came out of the woods and stole it from us!

• was

• had been

Multiple Choice

It _____ raining for 72 hours, and it wasn't going to stop anytime soon.

• was

• had been

Multiple Choice

We _____ planning to move for a long time, but there was nothing else we could afford in our neighborhood.

• was

• had been

Multiple Choice

As the movie ended, I realized that I _____ holding my breath since the car chase scene!

• were

• had been