12B: Modals of Speculation and Deduction

The supporters were in shock. They _______ their team to lose.

• definitely didn't expect

• definitely won't expect

• can't have expected

• must expect

Your parents _______ fly into a rage when they see the scratch on their car. You took it without their permission!

• are bound to

• are likely

• probably will

• will definitely

Experts say that they _______ their first final ever.

• bound to win

• sure to win

• are likely to win

• might win

Rafting down the river in May _______ really exciting.

• must be

• is bound to be

• probably will be

• is probably be

They _______ home before 6. Their train arrives at 5.30, and they live just opposite the station.

• will probably be

• should be

• can't be

• are unlikely to be

They _______ straight to the hotel after the restaurant. I was in the room next door and I didn't hear anything.

• didn't definitely go

• definitely didn't go

• can't go

• couldn't have gone

Guests _______ love the views from the terrace.

• might likely

• are bound to

• probably will

• will definitely

According to the police, the escaped prisoner _______ be hiding in the town any more.

• might not

• must not

• won't definitely

• is unlikely to

He _______ his illness with better eating habits. But now it's too late.

• must not have prevented

• might have prevented

• can have prevented

• could have prevented

They _______ the battle; they had more soldiers and better equipment, but they lost.

• are sure to win

• should have won

• were bound to win

• could have win