(C) Modal Possibilities
(C) Modal Possibilities
-Do you think he’s ill ? -Do you think he was in love ?
SURE
Yes , he is ill___________________100 % Yes , he was in love .
Yes , he must be ill ______________95% Yes , he must have been in love .
Yes , he should be ill . Yes , he should have been in love .
Yes , he may be ill_______________50 % Yes , he may have been in love .
Yes , he might be ill . Yes , he might have been in love .
Yes , he could be ill . Yes , he could have been in love .
PERHAPS
PRESENT ( - ) PAST ( - )
-He is going to Australia this weekend . -He went to Australia last week .
SURE
It isn’t true ____________________100 % It wasn’t true .
It can’t be true _________________ 99 % It can’t have been true .
It couldn’t be true . It couldn’t have been true .
It mustn’t be true ._______________ 95 % It mustn’t have been true .
It may not be true . It may not have been true .
It might not be true . It might not be true.
PERHAPS
PERHAPS
He can’t be a member of the football team . (Present probability - Takımın üyesi olamaz)
He can’t have been a member of his school football team . (Past probability– Takımın üyesi olamazdı)