2015-05-18 Structure: past modals test

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: p. 275-276 exercises 2 and 3 (TEST Monday, mostly about past modals)
exercise 2
2 carved
3 have
4 must
5 could
6 have
7 have drawn
8 could (their balloon experiment showed that it was possible)
9 Could
10 have
exercise 3
2 must not have had
3 couldn’t have supported
4 could have developed
5 must have made
6 must have fished
7 must have eaten
8 may have lived
9 could have made
10 had to have come
11 could the Rapa Nui people have called
12 must have had
13 might have moved
14 couldn’t have created
Hawai’i
O’ahu
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Did he go to the store?
Yes, he did.
Yes, he could have. (I’m not sure.)
No, he couldn’t have. (I’m pretty sure it’s impossible.)
No, he didn’t.

Was she at the store?
Yes, she was.
Yes, she could have been. (may/might/must)
No, she couldn’t have been. (or No, she must not have been.)
No, she wasn’t.
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TEST (part 3-4: past advisability, part 5-6: past conclusions)
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I could have gotten to the airport early enough.
I could have packed some extra clothes.

Did the ash...preserve...?
Yes, it must have.
Did the archaeologists...expect...?
No, they couldn’t have.
Was the city forgotten? (the first verb is “be” because this is a passive question)
Yes, it might have been.
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I will return your tests to you tomorrow.