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INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGESUPPER-INTERMEDIATE

NAME: Cristian A. García Ojeda

DATE: Monday, December 21st 201

DEAR STUDENT:

The aim of the following exercises is to help you with the practice of modals of

deduction/speculation !A"#N$ $UESSES% in the present and in the past&

'ou can use as a reference pages () * +, and $rammar -an. pg& ,) Student0s 1oo.%

in the study of modals of deduction&

E2ER3#SE &

4atch the following 5ideo related to the use of !6DA7S 68 DEDU3T#6N #N

9RESENT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C74fuUpjO9U

MUST : you are very sure this is true

CAN´T: you are very sure this is untrue - it isn’t possible

MIGHT/MA/C!U"#: it’s $ust a possibility but you have no stron% i&ea

E2ER3#SE :

'(IT) T'! S)NT)NC)S *!( TH) *!""!'ING +ICTU()S USING

M!#A"S !* #)#UCTI!NS IN +()S)NT,

EXAM!E:

"E CA$%& 'E A& (O)*

"E MU+& 'E ,$ &"E -M

"E MU+& 'E &",)+&

She must be chatting.

She might be drinking coffee.

She must be vegetarian.

She may be in her house.





They must be helping.

They could be volunteers.

He might have problems.

He may be in a costume party.

They must be best friends.They could be in a lake.

He can’t like vegetables.He might be angry.

She could be a baby sitter.

She must be tired.

She must be a ballet dancer.

She must be a flexible person.

EXE)C,+E :

Read the letter and write eight deductions in the present. (might, must, can’t)

Example: The writer must be Jennifers mother

Dear !enni"er

#t $as so nice to %et yo&r 'etter yesterday. (e a'' rea''y enjoy readin% yo&r 'etters,es)ecia''y Grandma. #*m %'ad to +ear t+at eeryt+in% is %oin% $e'' and yo& are

enjoyin% t+e co&rse. # +o)e yo& are not "ee'in% +omesic- #*m s&re yo&*'' %et &sedto bein% a$ay soon. /o$ are yo& ndin% t+e "ood Dad is $orried t+at yo& are on'yeatin% +ot do%s and +amb&r%ers b&t # to'd +im t+at yo& can )robab'y %et a'' -inds o" dierent "ood t+ere.

# s&))ose it m&st be ery stran%e 'iin% in s&c+ a 'ar%e city ery dierent "rom+ome. # don*t t+in- # co&'d bear a'' t+e noise b&t yo& are yo&n% and it m&st bee3citin% "or yo&. 4o& didn*t say anyt+in% abo&t Mr and Mrs Greenba&m or t+e +o&se.Are yo& t+e on'y one stayin% t+ere Mrs Greenba&m so&nded ery nice on t+e)+one $+en # ca''ed yo& 'ast $ee-. Do te'' &s more abo&t t+em $+en yo& $ritea%ain.

/ae yo& made many ne$ "riends yet 4o& mentioned 5eter in yo&r 'etter. /eso&nds ery nice. Dad and # are bot+ 'oo-in% "or$ard to meetin% +im and Grandmais a'ready t+in-in% o" -nittin% baby c'ot+es6 # to'd +er yo& $ere a bit yo&n% "or t+at6

(e'', dar'in%, t+at*s abo&t it "or no$. 7emember, yo& can ca'' &s any time. !&streerse t+e c+ar%es i" yo& need to, b&t remember t+e time dierence6 (e*re a'''oo-in% "or$ard to seein% yo& at C+ristmas. Dad and Grandma bot+ send t+eir 'oe.

8ots o" 8oe

• !enni"er m&st be in ot+er city.

• !enni"er m&st be a ery yo&n% $oman.

• !enni"er mi%+t be not eat $e''.• !enni"er m&st 'ie in Mr and Mrs Greenba&m*s +o&se.



• Mr and Mrs Greenba&m m&st 'oe !enni"er.

• 5eter mi%+t be !enni"er*s boy"riend.

• !enni"er mi%+t be in a dierent continent.

• !enni"er mi%+t %o to +er )arents* +o&se at C+ristmas.

E2ER3#SE ;

'ath the .olloin% vi&eo relate& to the use o. M!#A"S !* #)#UCTI!N IN

TH) +AST

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01Ou2,Cc3o

E2ER3#SE <

'(IT) T'! S)NT)NC)S *!( )ACH !* TH) *!""!'ING +ICTU()S

USING M!#A"S !* #)#UCTI!NS IN +AST,

)0AM+"):

He 1ust have on the %a1e

He 1i%ht have sore&

She must ha5e studied hard&

She may ha5e had exam&

=e must ha5e run a lot&

=e could ha5e 1een unconscious&

He must have broken the law.

He could have been a corrupt politician.

They must ha5e 1een waiting much time&

They can>t ha5e 1een comforta1le&

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FOuxPICcQo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FOuxPICcQo



=e might ha5e 1een fired&

=e must ha5e 1een worried&

They must ha5e 1ro.en up&

They must ha5e 1een sad&

She could ha5e had a accident&

She might ha5e 1een running fast&They can>t ha5e 1een a rich family&

They must ha5e 1een crossing a ri5er&

E9E7C#E ;3omplete the sentences using modals of deductions: 1i%ht have2 1ust have2 an3t

have

& =e 1ust have arri5ed 1y now& #t?s only a @ minute ourney&

& # had to wait ;< minutes for a 1us yesterday& There 1i%ht have 1een an accident

or may1e a stri.e&

,& Sarah 1ust have 1een so happy when she found out she was 1eing promoted&

4, =e an3t have .nown it was your 1irthday& 6therwiseB #?m sure he would ha5e

wished you a happy day&

<& She 1ust have studied really hard& She passed all her exams with excellent

grades&

5, 'ou an3t have shouted at him& =e?ll ne5er forgi5e you&

+& # left my 1icycle in front of the li1rary and it?s disappeared& Someone 1ust have

stolen it&

C& =e an3t have 1ought a new car& =e doesn?t ha5e any money&

)& The 1oss is in a terri1le mood& The meeting an3t have 1een good&

@& #?m sorry 1ut Samantha isn?t here& She 1ust have already left the office&

11. Andrew did not do any re5ision for the exam 1ut he?s passed& # thin. he 1i%ht

have cheated&

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