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Modal verbs

38 Deduction and certainty

B1modals

In short

Dedurre dagli indizi quanto è probabile qualcosa, ora o nel passato.

certo must · impossibile can't · possibile might / may / could · passato: modale + have + participio

  • She must be at home — the lights are on.
  • That can't be true.
  • He must have forgotten. — They might have missed the train.

Watch out: Il contrario di must qui è can't, non mustn't · e si scrive must have, non must of

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