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Rephrasing and modals

Replace the words in blue by the corresponding modal, keeping the same meaning to the sentence. Don't worry ! It's quite easy ...

You have to think carefully about the meaning (or value), the idea that the modal is conveying in the sentence, before 'choosing' which auxiliary will be suitable.

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1. I suppose he paid a lot for his car! It's a big one! >> He should have paidHe must have paidHe may have paidHe can payHe may payI don't know a lot for his car! It's a big one!

2. They're laying off part of their staff. Perhaps he will lose his job. >> They're laying off part of their staff. He should loseHe may loseHe ought to loseHe must loseHe can loseI don't know his job.

3. I'm sure he didn't do that intentionally. He isn't mean! >> He shouldn't have doneHe can't have doneHe musn't have doneHe didn't need to doI don't know that intentionally.He isn't mean!

4. The best thing for you to do would be to tell him the whole truth.He expects it! >>You don't need to tellYou may tellYou should tellYou may have toldI don't know him the whole truth.He expects it!

5. I feel sure Tony didn't mean what he said. He didn't want to hurt you! >> Tony must have not meantTony can't have meantTony may not have meantTony can't meanI don't know what he said. He didn't want to hurt you!

6. Last night, Jason's car ran off the road. I suppose he didn't see the bend of the road in time. >> Last night, Jason's car ran off the road. He should have seenHe may not have seenHe couldn't seeHe can't have seenI don't know the bend of the road in time.

7. Nobody was hurt! Be sensible! Stop worrying so much! >> Nobody was hurt! Be sensible! You cannot worryYou may not worryYou can't have worriedYou mustn't worryI don't know so much!

8. Some people are sure Jason was driving too fast ... >> Jason can't have been drivingJason must have been drivingJason should have drivenJason may have been drivingI don't know too fast ...

9. It's just impossible for him to have missed the road sign! >> He must have missedHe may have missedHe can't have missedHe should have missedI don't know the road sign!

10. Some people criticized him for taking that dangerous road by night ...>>Some people thought he may have takenhe must have takenhe shouldn't have takenhe cannot takeI don't know that dangerous road by night.

11. People said it wasn't necessary for him to drive so carelessly. >> People said he mustn'the needn'the didn't have tohe doesn't have toI don't know drive so carelessly.