Modal Of Past Deduction
No Description
MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
MODALS OF PAST DEDUCTION
WE USE THESE MODALS TO SPEAK ABOUT DEDUCTIONS IN THE PAST
Photo by brewbooks
MODALS
- Must have + p.participle
- May(not) have + p.part
- Might(not) have+ p.part
- Could have + p.part
- Can’t have + p.part
- Couldn’t have+ p.part
- Also continuous form is possible (v+ing at the end)
Photo by VISITFLANDERS
Modals of past deduction
Must have + p.part
He must have seen her
- to express st that happened in the past that we are certain about
Photo by isla's dog n'bone
May (not) have+ p.part
Might (not) have + p.part
Could have + p.part
They might have forgotten
- use to express action happened in the past that we think is possible
Photo by morberg
Can’t have+ p part
Couldn’t have + p.part
She couldn’t have been there
- use to express deduction about st that happened in the past that we think is impossible
Photo by Jill Heyer
We also can use the continuous form with modals of past deduction
- An artist could have been creating an installation
Photo by fernando zarur
