Sentence transformation 6-7 - modal verbs
he must always be
He is so rich that I am sure he is always happy. MUST He is so rich that ________________ happy.
must have seen a
He looks so pale that I'm sure he has seen a ghost. MUST He _________________ ghost because now he looks very pale.
can't be very ill
I think Sarah isn't very ill, because I saw her shopping this morning. BE Sarah ____________________ because I saw her shopping this morning.
might be tired
I think Will's tired because he didn't sleep much yesterday. COULD Will ______________________ because he didn't sleep much yesterday.
I SHOULD / COULD / MIGHT have bought the apartment 20 years ago.
20 years ago he offered me his apartment for $30,000 but I didn't buy it. I ...
can't have been
Adam is so loud now that I'm sure he wasn't a quiet child! BEEN Adam ____________________ a quiet child because he's so loud now.
They COULD / MIGHT / MAY WELL be on the next train.
Don't worry. They'll probably be on the next train. They ...
might have worked
I think Alice worked at a hotel last summer, but I'm not sure. MIGHT Alice ________________ at a hotel last summer.
With any luck, our team COULD / MIGHT win the championship next month.
Given some luck, our team has a good chance of winning the championship next month. With any luck ...
You MUSTN'T chat up my girlfriend again!
I warn you not to chat up my girlfriend again. You ...
can't have been
I know he wasn't in London on Saturday because I saw him in Newcastle. HAVE He _______________________ in London on Saturday because I saw him in Newcastle.
He MUST try the dried tomato bread.
I strongly recommend that he try the dried tomato bread. He ...
I COULDN'T / COULD NEVER live in a house without a garden.
I would never be able to live in a house without a garden. I ...
Unfortunately, you CAN'T grow bananas in the British climate.
I'm afraid it isn't possible to grow bananas in the British climate. Unfortunately, you ...
You SHOULD / COULD/MIGHT have helped me with the car.
I'm angry with you. You knew I was having problems with the car and you didn't bother to help me. You ...
He CAN'T / COULDN'T be responsible for the error. He looks too experienced.
I'm certain he's not responsible for the error. He looks too experienced. He ...
can't be Michael Jackson
I'm sure he's not Michael Jackson. He died a few years ago! BE He _______________________ because he died a few years ago.
MAY / MIGHT / COULD the disparity in the figures be due to a computer error?
Is it possible that the disparity in the figures is due to a computer error? ...
Patients must not have eaten or drunk anything for three hours before the operation
It is essential that patients have not eaten or drunk anything for three hours before the operation. MUST
The orchestra instruments MUST be arriving on a later plane.
It looks certain that the orchestra instruments are arriving on a later plane. The orchestra ...
It SHOULDN'T be difficult to get the tickets for the first night.
It probably won't be difficult to get the tickets for the first night. It ...
The government SHOULDN'T have tried to break the strike.
It was stupid of the government to try to break the strike. The government ...
We COULD issue the tickets today if you gave us your credit card number.
It would be possible for us to issue the tickets today if you gave us your credit card number. We ...
He MUST disconnect the gas supply before removing the boiler.
It's essential that he disconnect the gas supply before removing the boiler. He ...
might be able to buy
It's possible that in the sales cameras will be cheap enough for me to afford one. ABLE I __________________________ a camera in the sales if they are cheap enough.
The results MAY / MIGHT have arrived by tomorrow lunchtime.
It's possible that the results will have arrived by tomorrow lunchtime. The results ...
You SHOULD / MIGHT / COULD have given the phone number to me!
It's so annoying. You did have the phone number but you didn't give it to me! You ...
must have lived in
Jana speaks excellent Finnish so I'm sure she's lived in Finland at some point. HAVE Jana ______________________ Finland at some point because she speaks excellent Finnish.
It needs cutting soon.
My hair's much too long. I'll have to get it cut soon. CUTTING My hair's much too long. ..................................................................................................................
could be from
Perhaps Filip is from the Czech Republic - he speaks Czech very well. COULD Filip ________________________ the Czech Republic because his Czech is very good.
Jim MIGHT / COULD have taken it. He was in the office all day yesterday.
Perhaps Jim took it. He was in the office all day yesterday. Jim ...
The shuttle bus MAY / MIGHT not be working at the moment. It is the low season.
Perhaps the shuttle bus isn't working at the moment. It is the low season. The shuttle bus ...
There MAY / COULD / MIGHT be other intelligent forms in the universe.
Perhaps there are other intelligent lifeforms in the universe. There ...
must have been bitten by
She is so scared of dogs, that maybe a dog bit her when she was little. BITTEN She is so scared of dogs that she _____________________ a dog when she was little.
might have been why
She was probably in a hurry because she forgot to buy a birthday present for her friend, MIGHT She forgot to buy a birthday present for her friend and that ___________________ she was in a hurry.
she must have had
She was so happy on Monday morning that I'm sure she had a good weekend. HAD She was so happy on Monday morning that _______________________ a good weekend.
We CAN now predict hurricanes quite accurately thanks to satellite technology.
Thanks to satellite technology, it is now possible to predict hurricanes quite accurately. We ...
You NEEDN'T have bought the flowers.
The flowers are beautiful. But it really wasn't necessary for you to buy them. You ...
He MAY / MIGHT not be at home, the lights are off.
The lights are off so maybe he isn't at home. He ...
Latecomers will not be allowed to enter the theatre until there is a suitable break
The management will not permit latecomers to enter the theatre until there is a suitable break. ALLOWED
The service in British restaurants CAN sometimes be surly.
The service in British restaurants is sometimes quite surly. The service ...
The solicitor MUST have received full information by now.
There can be no doubt that the solicitor has received full information by now. The solicitor ...
You don't HAVE TO get an international driving licence for this country.
There is no obligation to get an international driving licence for this country. You ...
Carrie COULD / MIGHT have worked in New York.
They offered Carrie a job in New York, but she didn't want to work there. Carrie ...
We DIDN'T NEED to book the table as there was hardly anyone in the restaurant.
We didn't book the table but it didn't matter as there was hardly anyone in the restaurant. NEED
Who CAN / COULD be making all that noise next door?
Who do you think is making all the noise next door? Who ...
Why are we required to state ethnic origin on official forms these days?
Why do we have to state ethnic origin on official forms these days? REQUIRED
My sister COULD / MIGHT be a huge star with a little bit of luck.
With a little bit of luck, my sister has the potential to be a huge star. My sister ...
