modal verbs of deduction 2014

Modal verbs of

Deduction

Must be Might be

Can / can´t be

We can make deductions about the present :

'Where's Joanna?''She's not here. She must be in the kitchen.'

Look at the photo and write the sentence

subject + modal auxiliary verb “be” + complement

subject + modal auxiliary verb + be + verb-ing

1) He must be in love

2) She might be having a bath.

• There's no heating on. You must be freezing.• You must be worried that she is so

late coming home.• I can't remember what I did with it.

I must be getting old.• It must be nice to live in Florida.

1) That ___ be Danny. He said he was going abroad this week.mustcan'tmight

2) I'm leaving work now but I ___ be a little late if there's traffic on the road.couldmustcan't

3) Of course John isn't here today. He spent the whole night drinking. He ___ be at home with a serious hangover.mustcan'tmay

4) You ___ possibly be tired. You've just woken up.can'tcouldmust

5) You ___ know Peter because he went to the same school that we went to but he is a few years younger than we are.

mustcan'tmight

6) I'm sorry, you ___ be confusing me with someone else, that's not my name.can'tmustmay