Speculating about the past using modal verbs - HighNote 3 unit

_{^{Hanna lives in a quiet neighbourhood where crimes, even petty ones, rarely happen. One day, however, when she got back home, a neighbour called her to say there was a big black TV set lying in her garden. Hanna was very surprised to see that it was her own. She immediately called the police. They interviewed Hanna’s neighbours, but none of them had noticed anything unusual. However, the officers found some footprints in the garden.}}

_{^{What might have happened?}}

Someone ............................... (may / try) to steal Hanna’s TV set.

_{^{Hanna lives in a quiet neighbourhood where crimes, even petty ones, rarely happen. One day, however, when she got back home, a neighbour called her to say there was a big black TV set lying in her garden. Hanna was very surprised to see that it was her own. She immediately called the police. They interviewed Hanna’s neighbours, but none of them had noticed anything unusual. However, the officers found some footprints in the garden.}}

_{^{What might have happened?}}

Hanna ..................... (must / forget) to close the balcony door. It was open when she came back home.

_{^{Hanna lives in a quiet neighbourhood where crimes, even petty ones, rarely happen. One day, however, when she got back home, a neighbour called her to say there was a big black TV set lying in her garden. Hanna was very surprised to see that it was her own. She immediately called the police. They interviewed Hanna’s neighbours, but none of them had noticed anything unusual. However, the officers found some footprints in the garden.}}

_{^{What might have happened?}}

The thief ..................... (can’t / work) on his/her own. The TV was too heavy to carry for one person.

_{^{Hanna lives in a quiet neighbourhood where crimes, even petty ones, rarely happen. One day, however, when she got back home, a neighbour called her to say there was a big black TV set lying in her garden. Hanna was very surprised to see that it was her own. She immediately called the police. They interviewed Hanna’s neighbours, but none of them had noticed anything unusual. However, the officers found some footprints in the garden.}}

_{^{What might have happened?}}

The thieves .................................. (might get) scared. That’s why they left the TV in the garden.

_{^{Hanna lives in a quiet neighbourhood where crimes, even petty ones, rarely happen. One day, however, when she got back home, a neighbour called her to say there was a big black TV set lying in her garden. Hanna was very surprised to see that it was her own. She immediately called the police. They interviewed Hanna’s neighbours, but none of them had noticed anything unusual. However, the officers found some footprints in the garden.}}

_{^{What might have happened?}}

The neighbour ........................... (must / hear) something. The thieves must have made a lot of noise when they were escaping.

_{^{Hanna lives in a quiet neighbourhood where crimes, even petty ones, rarely happen. One day, however, when she got back home, a neighbour called her to say there was a big black TV set lying in her garden. Hanna was very surprised to see that it was her own. She immediately called the police. They interviewed Hanna’s neighbours, but none of them had noticed anything unusual. However, the officers found some footprints in the garden.}}

_{^{What might have happened?}}

Anyone from Hanna’s family ............................... (may/leave) the footprints.

I am sure that the woman was at the crime scene. The police found her earring there. MUST

She ............................ at the crime scene. 

Perhaps the man took part in the bank robbery. He suddenly became very rich. MIGHT 

He ........................ in the bank robbery. 

I’m sure that woman did not mean to hurt your cat. She likes animals. CAN’T

That woman .................. to hurt your cat. 

My neighbour was at home. Maybe she saw the thieves. COULD

My neighbour ............................ the thieves.