Перепишите предложения с использованием past modals. 1. He may be studying in his room. (when I called him)

2. Jade can’t beat Ellen in tennis. (last weekend).

3. She’s quite able to lift this suitcase, it isn’t heavy. (when she went on holiday)

4. The situation is bad, but it could be worse. (yesterday)

5. Nicky must be asleep now. (when his parents called at his bedroom)

6. You must be tired. (you came home late yesterday)

7. They can’t know many people here. (when they moved to their new house)

8. My neighbour can’t be playing the trumpet. I’ve never heard him playing. (previous)

9. That man outside the café might be waiting for someone. (we saw last night)

10. Jane looks pale, she may be ill. (on Monday)

11. You must come immediately. (when I asked you)

12. You mustn’t leave the lecture without professor’s permission. (when you were at
university)

13. You should apologise for talking to her like that. (yesterday)

14. You shouldn’t listen to our conversation, it’s private. (last time we saw you)

1. He may have been studying in his room when I called him.
- Past modal "may" changes to "may have been" to indicate the possibility of studying in the past when the phone call occurred.

2. Jade couldn't have beaten Ellen in tennis last weekend.
- Past modal "can't" changes to "couldn't have" to indicate the impossibility of Jade winning in the past.

3. She could have been quite able to lift this suitcase when she went on holiday.
- Past modal "isn't" changes to "could have been" to indicate the possibility of her ability to lift the suitcase in the past.

4. The situation could have been worse yesterday.
- Past modal "could be" changes to "could have been" to indicate the possibility of a worse situation in the past.

5. Nicky must have been asleep when his parents called at his bedroom.
- Past modal "must be" changes to "must have been" to indicate the certainty of Nicky's sleep in the past.

6. You must have been tired when you came home late yesterday.
- Past modal "must be" changes to "must have been" to indicate the certainty of your tiredness in the past.

7. They couldn't have known many people here when they moved to their new house.
- Past modal "can't" changes to "couldn't have" to indicate the impossibility of them knowing many people in the past.

8. My neighbor couldn't have been playing the trumpet. I've never heard him playing before.
- Past modal "can't be" changes to "couldn't have been" to indicate the impossibility of the neighbor playing the trumpet in the past.

9. That man outside the café might have been waiting for someone we saw last night.
- Past modal "might be" changes to "might have been" to indicate the possibility of the man waiting for someone in the past.

10. Jane may have been ill on Monday. She looks pale.
- Past modal "may be" changes to "may have been" to indicate the possibility of Jane being ill in the past.

11. You must have come immediately when I asked you.
- Past modal "must come" changes to "must have come" to indicate the necessity of your immediate arrival in the past.

12. You mustn't have left the lecture without the professor's permission when you were at university.
- Past modal "mustn't leave" changes to "mustn't have left" to indicate the prohibition of leaving the lecture without permission in the past.

13. You should have apologized for talking to her like that yesterday.
- Past modal "should" changes to "should have" to indicate a missed obligation to apologize in the past.

14. You shouldn't have listened to our conversation. It was private the last time we saw you.
- Past modal "shouldn't listen" changes to "shouldn't have listened" to indicate a missed obligation not to listen to the conversation in the past.