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Exercise 3
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Choose the right modal verbs.
- It [might] have started at about 9, perhaps a bit later. Or was it later? I'm not really sure.
- Well, she [could] have been here yesterday. I don't think she was. But who knows?
- Karen is a hardworking student. She never comes late to class. If she is not here, she [must] be sick.
- Do you hear the noise downstairs? – – – No, I don't hear a thing. – – – You don't? Then something [must]be wrong with your hearing.
- You [should have] called her the day before. It would have been better.
- Meg received a scholarship to Yale University, which will cover 100% of the tuition. She [doesn't have to] worry at all about increasing costs of education.
- He doesn't want to eat. Do you think he's sick? – – – No, he just [may not] be hungry. Don't worry.
- I [need to] get to the airport. – – – You [should] take the airport bus. It's cheaper than a taxi.
- You [have got to] bring your own pencils. There will be none available.
- The game is [supposed] to start at 8:15, so we [should] get there by 8 at the latest.