Modals of Possibility and Probability with Continuous Tenses - Exercise 1

Choose the correct modal to complete the sentence.

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PERSON A: The children are very quiet. I wonder what they are up to?
PERSON B: I don't know. They __________________________________________
1. are sleeping.
2. could be sleeping.
3. could have been sleeping.
4. will have been sleeping.
I can't find my wallet. I ________________________________________________
1. am leaving it at home.
2. I left it at home.
3. I may have left it at home.
4. May I leave it at home?
PERSON A: I was raised in a large city.
PERSON B: That _________________________________________
1. may have been interesting.
2. must have been interesting.
3. must have to be interesting.
4. must be interesting.
I wanted to talk to the professor about my grade, but he wasn't in his office. I guess he ____________________________________________
1. might be teaching another class.
2. must have taught another class.
3. was teaching another class.
4. might have been teaching another class.
Bob's teenage daughter always wears pink clothing. She even painted her bedroom pink. She __________________________________
1. might be liking pink.
2. must to like pink.
3. might like pink.
4. must like pink.
____________________________ a call for you. You should check the answering machine just in case.
1. There must have been
2. There might have being
3. There was
4. There might have been
PERSON A: Many people were laughing throughout the movie.
PERSON B: It __________________________________________
1. must have been very funny.
2. could have been very funny.
3. maybe funny.
4. was funny.
Although it's sunny and dry now, I see several people carrying umbrellas. It ____________________________________________________
1. might have been raining earlier.
2. can't have been raining earlier.
3. rained earlier.
4. must have been raining earlier.
James and Betty went to Hawaii on Friday for a two week vacation. Right now, they _____________________________________
1. must be relaxing on a sunny beach.
2. might relax on a sunny beach.
3. are relaxing on a sunny beach.
4. might be relaxing on a sunny beach.
PERSON A: Where's Danny?
PERSON B: I don't know. He has an important exam tomorrow, so he _________________________________________________
1. can't be studying.
2. is studying.
3. must be studying.
4. studied.