Use your imagination Modals of deduction Present possibility

Use your imagination Modals of deduction Present possibility Presentation Complete the statements Practice

Presentation Home Previous Next Modals of deduction Present possibility Banksy might be from a rich, middle-class family. Present possibility The artist may be well known. Some pictures might not be authentic. Certainty A 2. 5 -meter-tall bear must look terrifying. Impossibility It can’t be a fake. It’s obviously real. Listen to the grammar examples. Repeat. That can’t be Maria; she’s in Canada right now. She might be Tom’s sister; they look similar. This must be your notebook; it has your name on it. Complete the rules. When we are not sure of something, we use may _______ or ______ might (not) + base form. When we feel sure about something, we use must ____ + base form (affirmative) or can’t ____ + base form (negative).

Complete the statements Home Previous Next Modals of deduction Present possibility Complete the sentences with may / might, must, or can’t That ______ be Holly; she’s in Australia right now. 1 may / might be from Guatemala. I’m not sure where Priscila is from. She ______ 2 may ______ / might That be Scott’s brother. I’m not sure. 3 You won the competition!must You ______ feel great! 4 can’t It ______ be Thursday today—yesterday was Monday! 5 must______ be Lucas’s house. This is the address he gave us. This 6 “Do you think a book is a good Christmas present for Rob? ” may / might like it. ” “Maybe. He ______ 7 Look—it’s William’s dad in that office. must He ______ work here.

Practice Home Previous Next Modals of deduction Present possibility Write sentences with may / might (not), must, or can’t and the verbs in parentheses. may / might be I’m not certain, but I think this _______ (be) a famous painting. can’t be 1 That ________ (be) Holly is tall, and this girl is short. 2 Paulo speaks Spanish and English, and I think may / might speak (speak) Portuguese, too. he ________ must play 3 Liam got onto the basketball team. He ________ (play) well. must feel 4 You just ate a whole cake—you ________ (feel) a bit sick now. can’t be 5 It ________ (be) Mom’s birthday tomorrow; it was last month.