PAST MODALS

"I went to a technology exhibition on the weekend." "I bet that was interesting."

• That must be interesting.

• That might have been interesting.

• That should've been interesting.

• That must have been interesting.

"The microwave seems to be working again." "Maybe Andy fixed it."

• Andy might have fixed it.

• Andy fixed it.

• Andy must have fixed it.

• Andy can't have fixed it.

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CCSS.RL.7.1

"Zhang's given that watch away to a friend. " "Clearly he didn't like it then. "

• He might not have liked it.

• He can't have liked it.

• He shouldn't have liked it.

• He didn't like it.

"The electricity is gone off. " "Maybe there's a power outage."

• There may have been a power outage.

• There might have been a power outage.

• There must have been a power outage.

• There could have been a power outage.

"Our Internet connection was down yesterday. " " I'm sure that was frustrating."

• It could be frustrating.

• It must be frustrating.

• It can be frustrating.

• It must've been frustrating.

"I got lost on my way here." "It would have been a good idea to use your GPS."

• You could've been used a GPS.

• You should've used a GPS.

• You must use a GPS.

• You can use a GPS.

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CCSS.W.7.1B

"Look! The movie theater is completely empty." "So buying our tickets online was a waste of time."

• We should have bought our tickets online.

• We could've bought our tickets online.

• We must not have bought our tickets online.

• We shouldn't have bought our tickets online.

"James wasn't at the meeting." "It's possible he didn't know it was happening."

• He must not have known it was happening.

• He should've known it was happening.

• He could've known it was happening.

• He may not have known it was happening.