What is the main purpose of using modal verbs in the context of the speaker's past academic performance?

Understanding Past Modal Verbs

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To describe present actions
To give commands
To speculate about past events
To express certainty about future events
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of modal verbs?
They are a special group of verbs
They include verbs like 'can', 'should', and 'must'
They are used with the bare infinitive
They have extensive conjugation forms
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How are past modal verbs typically formed?
By using a modal verb with 'was' and a past participle
By using a modal verb with 'to' and a past participle
By using a modal verb with 'have' and a past participle
By using a modal verb with 'is' and a past participle
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which modal verb is used to express certainty about a past event?
Might have
Could have
Must have
May have
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does 'must have' indicate when used in a sentence?
A possibility in the past
A certainty in the past
A recommendation for the future
An impossibility in the past
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which modal verbs can be used interchangeably to express uncertainty about past events?
Must have, should have, can't have
Can't have, must have, might have
May have, might have, could have
Should have, must have, could have
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does 'can't have' express when used in a sentence?
A certainty in the past
A possibility in the past
A recommendation for the future
An impossibility in the past
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