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MODAL PERFECT

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modals

modal perfect. past edition

Regrets, advice, speculations and more!

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MODAL PERFECT- THE PAST

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NEEDN'T HAVE

MAY/ MIGHT HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

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Guess or speculation about the past/possibility that something was true

A: Why aren't the kids from the other town in class? It's quarter past nine!B: I don't know. Their bus might have been late again.

My mom is not answering the phone. She may have left it at home.

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COULD HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

  • Ability/capability to do something in the past (but wasn't done in the end)

Americans could have re-elected Donald Trump.

couldn't

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SHOULD / OUGHT TO HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

  • Regret about past mistakes

We should have won the match but we didn't because we weren't playing as a team .

  • Criticism

You should have been here an hour ago!

SHOULDN'T

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MUST HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

  • CERTAINTY. What we believe is certain. We can't find other explanation.

James always burns his meals, he is a really bad cook. Last night we had a delicious meal at his place. He must have bought it...

I just saw Charlie driving a Porche. He must have won the lottery.

  • Logical conclusion.

Kamala must have felt excited for becoming the first female VP.

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WOULD HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

  • WILLINGNESS. Desire to do something in the past which was not accomplished.

I would have helped you with the party... I was only a phone call away.

  • Third Conditional. Possible consequences for a past possibility.

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NEEDN'T HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

  • NO NECESSITY OR OBLIGATION. There was no necessity or obligation to do something.

You needn't have bought me flowers. That's very kind of you!

Guess

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could have- must have- should have- may/might have

1- Use a modal perfect to speculate about the following pictures

Guess

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could have- must have- should have- may/might have

1- Use a modal perfect to speculate about these three stories

Chris Rock and Will Smith

2- Is there anything that you would have done last summer, but you didn't have the chance to?

3- Is there anything that you could have done in the first term and now you regret not doing it?

Guess

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could have- must have- should have- may/might have

1- Use a modal perfect to speculate about these three stories

2- Is there anything that you would have done last summer, but you didn't have the chance to?

3- Is there anything that you could have done in the first term and now you regret not doing it?