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| Past Modals |
| Probability | ||
| + | Tim and Lydia are still discussing the British weather | |
| It must have rained because the ground's wet | ||
| It may have rained during the night or It could have rained | ||
| It might have rained while we were sleeping, but probably not | ||
| It can't have rained last night because it'd (= would) be dry by now. | ||
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| Obligation | ||
| ! | The rules of the game... | |
| You had to do it. | ||
| You should have done it or You ought to have done it. | ||
| You could have done it if you'd wanted to. | ||
| You shouldn't have done it or You're weren't supposed to do it. | ||
| You couldn't do it or You weren't allowed to do it . | ||
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You didn't need to do that or You didn't have to do that. |
It's
that rude waiter again...
| The Passive |
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| . Passiv le passif il passivo el pasivo o passivo |
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...has been burnt, has been killed, was cooked, was made with fresh food, a taxi has been called, the police have been called, your husband has been taken away. | |||
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