PERFECT MODALS IN THE PASSIVE

Prime 4 – Unit 9

THAT NECKLACE IS NO LONGER IN THE SHOP WINDOW SO

IT ____________________(SELL).

Prime 4 – Unit 9

must have been sold

HE INSISTED ON PLAYING AMERICAN FOOTBALL WEARING

ONLY A T-SHIRT AND SHORTS AND ___________________

 SERIOUSLY _________ (INJURE).

Prime 4 – Unit 9

could’ve beeninjured

THE CAR WAS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD

NEVER HAVE BEEN RENTED OUT. SOMEONE

 ___________________(HURT).

Prime 4 – Unit 9

might have been hurt

I HOPE CHRIS ACCEPTS OUR JOB OFFER, BUT I KNOW SHE’S BEEN

HAVING INTERVIEWS WITH SEVERAL COMPANIES. SHE

 ___________________ (OFFER) A JOB BY A COMPETING FIRM

BEFORE WE MADE THE OFFER.

Prime 4 – Unit 9

may have been offered

DO YOU THINK DINOSAURS COULD HAVE BEEN

EXTINGUISHED BY LACK OF FOOD? THEY

 ___________________ (IT’S IMPOSSIBLE).

Prime 4 – Unit 9

couldn’t have been

I FOUND THIS BOOK ON MY DESK WHEN I CAME TO CLASS. IT  ___________________(LEAVE) BY ONE OF THE STUDENTS IN

THE EARLIER CLASS.

Prime 4 – Unit 9

must have been left

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT COMPANY FOOLED YOU AND DIDN’T

PROVIDE THE SERVICE THEY PROMISED? I

 ___________________ (IT’S A POSSIBILITY I WAS

FOOLED AROUND!).

Prime 4 – Unit 9

could/might have been