GRAMMAR: Modals + have

UNIVERSIDAD POPULAR DEL CESAR VOCABULARY: Speculating

on the past.
Unit 10: Anything´s possible. GROUP: Level III

MAY, MIIGHT, COULD AND MUST HAVE.

Learning Objectives:

In this unit you will learn…

• Asking and answering about mysterious places.

• Discussing past possibilities.

• Present and practice the target vocabulary and grammar of the unit in a typical
conversation.

Glossary:

Definite Doubtful Hoax Mystery

Myth Positive Prediction Proof

Rumor Scam Sighting Suspicious

Theory Trick photo Evidence Phenomenon

Witness.

Look at the newspaper. How would you describe these things? Write the correct letter.

a. Sighting b. Mystery c. Hoax d. Theory e. Prediction f. Trick photo

 GRAMMAR: Modals + have
UNIVERSIDAD POPULAR DEL CESAR VOCABULARY: Speculating
on the past.
Unit 10: Anything´s possible. GROUP: Level III

Complete the chart with the words in the box related to the categories.

rumor doubtful myth suspicious definite scam proof positive

True Might be fake Fake

MODALS + HAVE

We use a modal verb with have:

• to refer back from the present:
It's nearly eight o'clock. They will have arrived by now.
• to refer back from a point of time in the past:
We were very worried. We thought someone might
have taken the car.
• to refer back from a point of time in the future:
We won't eat until they arrive. They might not have had supper.
Using modal verbs to talk about the past:
must / might / could / may / can't + have + past participle-
 GRAMMAR: Modals + have
UNIVERSIDAD POPULAR DEL CESAR VOCABULARY: Speculating
on the past.
Unit 10: Anything´s possible. GROUP: Level III

• must have + past participle

• might / might not have + past participle
• could / couldn't have + past participle
• may / may not have + past participle
• can't have + past participle

For example:

You: Where was Julie last night?

David:
• She must have
forgotten about our date.
• She might have worked late.
• She could have taken the
wrong bus.
• She may have felt ill.
• She can't have stayed at
home.
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UNIVERSIDAD POPULAR DEL CESAR VOCABULARY: Speculating
on the past.
Unit 10: Anything´s possible. GROUP: Level III

PRACTICE IN CLASS.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT PHRASE TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE.

1.That noise must have / couldn´t have been the wind. No one else
is here.
2.Joe saw the aliens, too. So it may have / couldn´t have been a
dream.
3.You might not have / must not have seen the monster. You´re not
scared!
4.I didn´t see the object clearly, but it must have / could have been
a UFO!
5.Su-wei must have / might have seen the strange lights, but I´m
not sure.