💐 Past modals 💐
🤔Must / might / couldn't, etc. + have + past participle
1. I must have passed the exam. I'm sure I got all the answers right.
You must have seen something . You were there when the robbery happened.
2. Somebody might have stolen your wallet when you were getting off the train.
He still hasn't arrived . I might not have given him the right directions.
3. They couldn't have gone to bed yet. It's only ten o'clock.
They couldn't have seen us . It was too dark.
✍✍ Use must / may / might / couldn't/ can't + have + past participle to make deductions or speculate about past actions.
1. Use must have when you are almost sure that something happened or was true .
2. Use might / may have when you think it's possible that something happened or was true . You can also use could have with this meaning ,e.g., they could have stolen your wallet when you were getting off the train.
3. Use couldn't have when you are almost sure something didn't happen or that it is impossible. You can also use can't have.
✍✍Should + have + past participle
👉It's my fault. I should have told you earlier that she was coming.
👉We are going the wrong way. We shouldn't have turned left at the traffic light.
✍✍ Use should + have + past participle to say that somebody didn't do the right thing.
✍✍ Use can use ought to have as an alternative to should have , e.g., I ought to have told you earlier . However, should have is more common, especially in speaking.
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