Modal Verbs of Probability Exercise 1
Modal Verbs of Probability Exercise 1
Put in 'must + infinitive' (for something that's likely about the present) or 'must + have + past participle' (for something that's likely about the past):
Modals of Probability 1
Put in 'must + infinitive' or 'must + have + past participle':
1) Keiko always does really well on exams. She ..... (study) a lot.
[ must study ]
2) That woman drives a very expensive car. She .......(have) a lot of money.
[ must have ]
3) You ........(practise) a lot before you gave your speech. It was really good.
[ must have practised ]
4) When Lizzie got home ...... yesterday there were flowers on the table. Her husband
(buy) them.
[ must have bought ]
5) Where is my purse? I saw it earlier, so it ........(be) in this room.
[ must be ]
6) Sarah couldn't find her glasses. She thought she .......
(leave) them at her office.
[ must have left ]
7) It .........(be) cold outside. That man in the street is wearing a coat.
[ must be ]
8) All my plants .........(be) dead! I forgot to water them before I went on holiday.
[ must be ]
9) Susie is so late! She .....(miss) the train!.
[ must have missed ]
10) There's rubbish all over ...... my garden! A fox
(be) in the bin.
[ must have been ]
11) Anna has a huge library in her house. She ........(love) books.
[ must love ]
12) Oh no, I don't have my keys! I ........(leave) them in the taxi.
[ must have left ]
13) When Lucy got home, she found the ice cream had .......... melted. It (be) too hot in the car.
[ must have been ]
14) If you haven't eaten all day, you .........(be) hungry.
[ must be ]
15) Jimmy and Louisa ......(be) very tired. They have a new baby.
[ must be ]
16) It .........(rain) a lot in the night. There are puddles everywhere.
[ must have rained ]
17) David .......(be) happy. His girlfriend just agreed to marry him.
[ must be ]
18) What an amazing kitchen you've got! You .....(like) cooking.
[ must like ]
19) John .........(eat) all the biscuits! There are none left.
[ must have eaten ]
20) When I got up this morning, the kitchen was spotless. Lily .......(tidy) it before she went to bed last night.
[ must have tidied ]
See all the modal verbs exercises here.
Put in 'must + infinitive' (for something that's likely about the present) or 'must + have + past participle' (for something that's likely about the past):
Modals of Probability 1
Put in 'must + infinitive' or 'must + have + past participle':
1) Keiko always does really well on exams. She ..... (study) a lot.
[ must study ]
2) That woman drives a very expensive car. She .......(have) a lot of money.
[ must have ]
3) You ........(practise) a lot before you gave your speech. It was really good.
[ must have practised ]
4) When Lizzie got home ...... yesterday there were flowers on the table. Her husband
(buy) them.
[ must have bought ]
5) Where is my purse? I saw it earlier, so it ........(be) in this room.
[ must be ]
6) Sarah couldn't find her glasses. She thought she .......
(leave) them at her office.
[ must have left ]
7) It .........(be) cold outside. That man in the street is wearing a coat.
[ must be ]
8) All my plants .........(be) dead! I forgot to water them before I went on holiday.
[ must be ]
9) Susie is so late! She .....(miss) the train!.
[ must have missed ]
10) There's rubbish all over ...... my garden! A fox
(be) in the bin.
[ must have been ]
11) Anna has a huge library in her house. She ........(love) books.
[ must love ]
12) Oh no, I don't have my keys! I ........(leave) them in the taxi.
[ must have left ]
13) When Lucy got home, she found the ice cream had .......... melted. It (be) too hot in the car.
[ must have been ]
14) If you haven't eaten all day, you .........(be) hungry.
[ must be ]
15) Jimmy and Louisa ......(be) very tired. They have a new baby.
[ must be ]
16) It .........(rain) a lot in the night. There are puddles everywhere.
[ must have rained ]
17) David .......(be) happy. His girlfriend just agreed to marry him.
[ must be ]
18) What an amazing kitchen you've got! You .....(like) cooking.
[ must like ]
19) John .........(eat) all the biscuits! There are none left.
[ must have eaten ]
20) When I got up this morning, the kitchen was spotless. Lily .......(tidy) it before she went to bed last night.
[ must have tidied ]
See all the modal verbs exercises here.
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