past modals

Exercise- 1    

Use past modal must have – might have – should have to fill in the blank spaces below  

1. John       gone on holiday. I saw him this morning downtown. 

2. Nobody answered the phone at the clinic. It      closed early.  

3. I       revised more for my exams.  I think I’ll fail!  

4. Sarah looks really pleased with herself. She       passed her driving test this morning. 

5. I didn’t know you were going to Phil’s party yesterday. You      told me! 

6. I can’t believe Jim hasn’t arrived yet. He      caught the wrong train. 

8. Don’t lie to me that you were ill yesterday. You       been ill – Don said you were at the ice hockey match last night. 

9. I don’t know where they went on holiday but they bought Euros before they left so they     gone to France or Germany.       

10. His number was busy all night – he       been on the phone continuously for hours.  

11. It      been Mickey I saw at the party. He didn’t recognize me at all.