MODALS IN THE PAST

It is possible that your telephone was out of order yesterday.

Your telephone ……………………………………

• MUST BE OUT OF ORDER

• MUST HAVE OUT OF ORDER

• MUST HAVE BEEN OUT OF ORDER

• MUST WAS OUT OF ORDER

It’s impossible that Susan was there yesterday.

Susan ………………………………………………

• CAN'T HAVE THERE

• COULDN'T BE THERE

• COULDN'T HAVE THERE

• CAN'T BE THERE

I am sure she had lost our address; otherwise she would have visited us.

She ……………………………………………………

• MUST HAVE LOST IT

• COULD LOST IT

• SHOULD HAVE LOSE IT

• LOST IT

Why didn’t you help your brother with the homework?

You ……………………………………………………

• SHOULD HELP HIM

• SHOULD HAVE HELP HIM

• SHOULD HAVE HELPED HIM

• SHOULD HELP HIM

It wasn’t wise of him to wander through such a big city without a map.

He ………………………………………………………

• CAN'T HAVE DONE IT

• SHOULDN'T HAVE DID IT

• SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT

• SHOULDN'T DONE IT

I didn’t tell him about our plan, but it is possible that he overheard our conversation.

I didn’t tell him about our plan, but ……………………………………………………………

• COULDN'T HAVE OVERHEARD IT

• MUSTN'T OVERHEARD IT

• COULDN'T OVERHEARD IT

• DIDN'T OVERHEAR IT

You came to the office unnecessarily. It was a public holiday yesterday.

You ………………………………………………………

• NEEDN'T COME

• NEEDN'T TO COME

• NEEDN'T COMING

• NEEDN'T HAVE COME

On Monday Jack came to work earlier than usual. I am sure he took an earlier train.

Jack ………………………………………………………

• MUST TOOK

• MUST TAKEN

• MUST HAVE TAKEN

• MUST TAKING

It’s impossible that Kate knew where her brother was.

Kate ………………………………………………………

• COULDN'T HAVE KNOWN

• COULDN'T HAVE KNEW

• COULDN'T HAS KNOWN

• COULDN'T KNOW

Maybe they weren’t at London at all; maybe they stayed at home.

They ………………………………………………………

• MUST STAY AT HOME

• MUST HAD STAYED

• MUST STAY

• MUST HAVE STAYED