Language Hub Upper-Intermediate, Unit 8 - Grammar (Past modals o

Complete the sentences with past modals of deductions and the correct form of the verbs.

On the 20d of July, in 1937, Amelia Earhart left Papua New Guinea in her aircraft and headed for Howland Island. However, she never arrived, and no trace of her, her plane or her navigator, Fred Noonan, have ever been found. The easiest conclusion to draw is that they _ _ _ _ _ _ (crash) into the sea. In their search for the island, they _ _ _ _ _ _ (get) lost and, according to most theories, _ _ _ _ _ _ (run out) of fuel before they could land.

Complete the sentences with past modals of deductions and the correct form of the verbs.

Suggestions that the unfortunate pair _ _ _ _ _ _ (capture) by Japanese soldiers are based on pure guesswork and have no supporting evidence. Some bones were found on a different island, suggesting that they _ _ _ _ _ _ (reach) land, only to be killed by wild animals or die from their injuries. Other findings in the area have led to suggestions that their remains _ _ _ _ _ _ (find), but each time, the evidence has been inconclusive.

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More recent examination of the remains can only conclude that they _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) those of a man or a woman, but we can't be entirely certain. The mystery remains unsolved, and the only thing we can say with any certainty is that it _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) a pleasant end for the two aviators.

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She hasn't arrived yet. Maybe she has got lost.

She _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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I'm certain that Don didn't steal the money. He wasn't there at the time.

Don _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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I'm sure that the parcel arrived because I tracked it online.

The parcel _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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There's a chance that the plane was delayed. It hasn't arrived yet.

The plane _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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It's impossible that Tom was born in 1976. He only looks about 30.

Tom _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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I'm sure the car was stolen. It's gone and there is smashed glass in the parking bay.

My car _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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It wasn't Stephen that you saw because he's in Austria.

It _ _ _ _ _ _ .