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Modals of deduction

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

They are more than an hour late. They ______ gotten lost.

a)

must have

b)
could have
c)

can´t have

2.

Patrick _____ gone to the opera. He hates classical music !!!

a)

can have

b)

must have

c)

can´t have

3.

You passed !! you ____ been so happy when you heard the results !!

a)
must have
b)

couldn´t have

c)

may not have

4.

It ____ been food poisoning. Nobody else who ate the fish got sick.

a)

must have

b)

can´t have

c)

might have

5.

You____ seen marco in town. He´s on vacation in Spain right now.

a)

can´t have

b)

might not have

c)

may have

6.

Sasha ____ heard the news yet, so let´s call her just in case.

a)

couldn´t have

b)

might not have

c)

must have not

7.

I _____ left my bank card at the café - I used it just now to pay for the coffee.

a)
must have
b)

might not have

c)

can´t have

8.

He hasn´t answered his phone for two days, i supose he _____ lost it.

a)

may have

b)

can´t have

c)

might

9.

I ___ left my hat at the restaurant. That is the last place i had it.

a)

can´t have

b)

must have

10.

A: 'I haven't seen Ross today. Is he off sick?'

B: 'He __________ be - I saw his car in the car park.'

a)

can't

b)

can

c)

must

d)

may

11.

A: 'I'm worried about Grandma. I tried to call her but she's not answering her phone.'

B: 'She _____________ be out. Or she might be asleep - she sometimes has a nap in the afternoon.'

a)

must

b)

may

c)

can

d)

can"t

12.

I'm sure he ate some chocolate.

a)

He must have eaten chocolate

b)

He can't have eaten chocolate

c)

He may have eaten chocolate

d)

He might have eaten chocolate

13.

You ___________ be hungry - you haven't eaten since this morning.

a)

must

b)

can't

c)

may not

d)

mustn't