Presentacin

Past Modals
Juan Francisco Serrano Saucedo Carlos Alfonso del Rio Jurez Miguel Quiones Sustaita Mara Isabel Gonzlez Carrillo

MUST HAVE
MUST para hacer deducciones lgicas de hechos pasados, se

usa MUST HAVE + participio pasado.

He must have felt really angry when she told him the truth. Se entiende como "debi haberse sentido" realmente enojado cuando ella le dijo la verdad. Es decir, es una deduccin lgica, no se sabe a ciencia cierta lo que ocurri. She must have studied a lot because she got top marks. Ella debi haber estudiado mucho porque sac notas altsimas. The children must have been alone that day, I think. Los nios debieron haber estado solos ese da, me parece. Siempre se usa MUST HAVE y luego un participio pasado. Si es he o she, siempre va HAVE nunca HAS. Y siempre un participio.

MIGHT HAVE

Ejemplo: q No creo que puedas decirle que no quieres ser su padrino en la boda...creo que vas a tener que hacerlo q I dont think you can tell him you dont wanna be his best man at the wedding..i think you MIGHT HAVE to do it Se usa para hablar de algo que es muy probable que TENGAS que hacer, pero que existe la posibilidad de que algo pase para que no lo hagas Se usa parecido al MUST HAVE, pero menos determinante I might have known Debi haberlo sabido (como sospecha)

CANT/COULDNT HAVE

Can't/Couldn't have + past participle: to say that you're sure something wasn't true or didn't happen. eg. Theresa walked past me without saying a word. She can't have seen me. Complete the sentences with must have, can't have, or needn't have, + past participle. 1. Janet failed her exam. She can't have studied much. 2. Neil's looking very annoyed. He can't have got the payrise he wanted.

Excersices

1. Karen __________ (take) the car. The keys are still here. 2. Tina's cake was a disaster. She __________ (follow) the recipe very well. 3. "I saw Grace this morning at the bank". - "You __________ (do)! She's away on her honeymoon. You __________ (see) someone else." 1. can't/couldn't have taken 2. can't/couldn't have followed 3. can't have done; must have seen

MAY
We can use 'may' to ask for permission.

However this is rather formal and not used very often in modern spoken English.

qExample He may be lost. You may find a good hotel. She may want to come with you.

MAY
We use 'may' to suggest something is possible Both "may" / "might" also be used to ask

permission of a polite way: qExample May I make a call? Might I make a call? May I open the door? Might I open the door?

MAY HAVE
To indicate a possibility in the past used

The structure:

May / Might + have + past participle of main verb: Example He may have come before. She may have finished yesterday. I may have cooked the food.

qExample He may have come before. He might have come before. She may have finished yesterday. She might have finished yesterday.

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