- Future in the past
- Expressions with future meanings
- Modals of Probability
Notes:
Due
3. adjective
If something is due at a particular time, it is expected to happen, be done, or arrive at that time.
- The results are due at the end of the month.
- The first price increases are due to come into force in July.
- Jason is currently in Britain to finish recording his second album which is due out in May.
- Mr Carter is due in London on Monday.
- ...customers who paid later than twenty days after the due date.
Modals of Probability
Commonly you will find the following modals listed together under the heading “Modals of Probability”:
Will (Won’t), Must, Might, May, Could (+ be), Couldn’t, Should (Shouldn’t), Can’t
Although they follow the same form (modal + bare infinitive for present & future meanings, modal + perfect infinitive for the past) they have quite different uses.
Might, May (+ all verbs) & Could (+ be) are modals of possibility
Must, Can’t & Couldn’t are modals of deduction i.e. when you infer logically that something is true.
Will & Should are modals of assumption i.e. when you believe something to be true. (Will = I’m sure, Should = I expect)
Fill in the gap below with the correct modal (Sometimes more than one is possible):
1. It ________ have been her husband who answered the phone, he’s been dead for 4 years.
2. He _______ be home, but I’m not sure.
3. He _______ be home, I saw him only two minutes ago. (If you are at home? If you are at the office?)
4. He _______ be home, I’m sure of it.
What’s the difference between the sentences below?
- He should have finished by now.
- He will have finished by now.
- It might be the key.
- It must be the key.
- She might not have seen him yesterday.
- She couldn’t have seen him yesterday.
Homework
Find a story on the internet. Do you think it is Fake news? Write a paragraph (80 - 100 words) stating if you think it is true or false. What modals will you use to accurately express your idea and the basis for it?
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