Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Modals of Deduction / Speculation



Get into pairs or a small group and discuss the following series of pictures:

Use these modal auxiliary verb phrases

For present circumstances

has to be (inf verb)
must be
may be
might be
could be

For past circumstances

Must have been (pp verb)
Can't have been
May have been
Might / could have been

Also make other comments using modals:

What advice would you offer the person in the photograph? (would, should, ought to, could)
What should they / what should they not have done? (should, should (n't) have)
What do you predict will happen next? (will, may, might, could, should)
What would you do in this situation? (would (n't))

Link to images:

Modals of Deduction

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