Must, might, could and can't for logical certainty, possibility and impossibility about present and past situations
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- 1选择题
The lights are off and the car isn't outside. They be out.
mustcan'tshouldneedn't'Must' expresses strong certainty based on evidence. - 2选择题
He's not answering his phone. He be in a meeting.
mightmustcan'tshould'Might' expresses a possibility, not a certainty. - 3选择题
She knows every street in the city. She have lived here a long time.
mustcan'tmustn'tshouldn't'Must have' + past participle expresses certainty about a past situation. - 4选择题
He got a perfect score without studying at all. That be true!
can'tmustmightcould'Can't' expresses that something is logically impossible. - 5填空
You've been travelling all day. You be exhausted.
答案: must'Must' + infinitive expresses a strong logical conclusion about the present. - 6填空
There's a light on in the office. Someone still be working.
答案: mustWe use 'must' when evidence strongly suggests something is true. - 7填空
I'm not sure where he is — he have missed the train.
答案: might同样正确: may, could'Might/may/could' + have + past participle expresses a possible explanation about the past. - 8填空
She said she'd never been to Paris, but that be right — I saw a photo of her at the Eiffel Tower.
答案: can't'Can't' + infinitive expresses something that is logically impossible. - 9填空
He have forgotten about the meeting — he never misses one usually.
答案: must'Must have' + past participle is used for a confident guess about the past. - 10判断对错
This sentence is correct: 'She must have been tired after the long flight.'
答案: 正确'Must have' + past participle correctly expresses certainty about a past situation. - 11判断对错
This sentence is correct: 'He mustn't be at home — all the lights are off.'
答案: 错误A negative deduction uses 'can't be', not 'mustn't be': 'He can't be at home.' - 12讨论题
Look around the room you're in now. What can you deduce about the person who was last there, using must/might/can't?
参考答案: The window is open, so someone must have wanted fresh air. There's a cup on the table, so they might have been drinking tea. The light is off, so they can't still be working.