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    The document provides examples of using past modals to speculate about possible reasons for situations in the past. It gives prompts to complete sentences using past modal verbs like "may have", "must have", "could have", etc. to give possible explanations or speculations for scenarios like someone having a suntan, a phone missing from a bag, a text not being replied to, hearing a loud noise, and a friend failing an exam.

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    The document provides examples of using past modals to speculate about possible reasons for situations in the past. It gives prompts to complete sentences using past modal verbs like "may have", "must have", "could have", etc. to give possible explanations or speculations for scenarios like someone having a suntan, a phone missing from a bag, a text not being replied to, hearing a loud noise, and a friend failing an exam.

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    Modal Verbs in The Past Activities

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    The document provides examples of using past modals to speculate about possible reasons for situations in the past. It gives prompts to complete sentences using past modal verbs like "may have", "must have", "could have", etc. to give possible explanations or speculations for scenarios like someone having a suntan, a phone missing from a bag, a text not being replied to, hearing a loud noise, and a friend failing an exam.

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    Present Past

    should do should have done


    must be Must have been
    can’t work Can`t have worked
    might know Might have known
    could be sick Could have been sick
    may not know May have known

    Use past modals to speculate about the possible reasons:

    1. Hector has a suntan.

    may __________________________________________________________________

    must __________________________________________________________________

    might __________________________________________________________________

    2. Your phone isn’t in your bag.

    could __________________________________________________________________

    must not __________________________________________________________________

    might __________________________________________________________________

    3. You texted your friend but they haven’t replied.

    can’t __________________________________________________________________

    might __________________________________________________________________

    may __________________________________________________________________

    4. You hear a loud bang outside.

    must__________________________________________________________________

    could__________________________________________________________________

    might__________________________________________________________________

    5. Your friend fails her exam.

    may not__________________________________________________________________

    can’t__________________________________________________________________

    might_________________________________________________________________

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