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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 must have paidHe may payHe can payHe may have paidHe should have paidI 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 ought to loseHe must loseHe can loseHe should loseHe may loseI don't know his job.

3. I'm sure he didn't do that intentionally. He isn't mean! >> He can't have doneHe shouldn't have doneHe didn't need to doHe musn't have doneI 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 may tellYou don't need to 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 can't meanTony must have not meantTony can't have meantTony may not have meantI 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 couldn't seeHe may not have seenHe can't have seenHe should 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 can't have worriedYou cannot worryYou may not worryYou mustn't worryI don't know so much!

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

9. It's just impossible for him to have missed the road sign! >> He can't have missedHe may have missedHe must 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 must have takenhe may have takenhe cannot takehe shouldn't have takenI 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 didn't have tohe doesn't have tohe needn'tI don't know drive so carelessly.