The thieves might/may/could have got away on motorcycles. We use might, may or could to say that we think something in the past was possible but we aren't sure that it really happened. Something must have happened to Mike, he is not in his office.(This means that Mike is always on time for work – this is my evidence)Ģ. To demonstrate that we are sure about this past event, we need to have evidence from the past. Robert must have been really happy with the 10 he got in English. We use must when we are sure about something that happened in the past. To make deductions about the past we need to use modal verbs (must, might/may and can´t)ġ. They might have used the car without my permission. Subject + Modal verb + have + past participle verb + object To write sentences making deductions about the past we use the following form: > Double-click on words you don't understand > Similar tests: - Placement test beginners: Check your spelling - Past simple or present perfect - Although / in spite of / despite - Differences between Like and As - Again/ back - FOR and its use - Do or Make? - Do-don't-does-doesn't > Other English exercises on the same topics: Frequent mistakes | Modals Learn English > English lessons and exercises > English test #116634: Making deductions about the past
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