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C2 Grammar: Advanced Modals of Deduction 🔍💭
➡️How it works:
✅ Must have + past participle (strong certainty about the past)
☺️Example: She must have left already; her coat is gone. 🧥
✅Can't have + past participle (strong certainty that something didn’t happen in the past)
☺️Example: He can't have finished the project; I just saw him starting it. 🖥
🥹(You’re sure he didn’t finish based on the current situation.)
✅Might/could + have + past participle (uncertainty about the past)
☺️Example: They might have gone to the party without us. 🎉
🥹(You’re not sure, but it’s a possibility.)
✅Must + base verb (strong certainty about the present)
☺️Example: He must be at work right now. ⏰
🥹(You’re certain he’s at work because it’s typical at this time.)
C2 Grammar: Advanced Modals of Deduction 🔍💭
What is it?
Advanced modals of deduction are used to express your guesses, assumptions, or logical conclusions about the past, present, or future. They make your language sound more thoughtful and analytical.
➡️How it works:
✅ Must have + past participle (strong certainty about the past)
☺️Example: She must have left already; her coat is gone. 🧥
✅Can't have + past participle (strong certainty that something didn’t happen in the past)
☺️Example: He can't have finished the project; I just saw him starting it. 🖥
🥹(You’re sure he didn’t finish based on the current situation.)
✅Might/could + have + past participle (uncertainty about the past)
☺️Example: They might have gone to the party without us. 🎉
🥹(You’re not sure, but it’s a possibility.)
✅Must + base verb (strong certainty about the present)
☺️Example: He must be at work right now. ⏰
🥹(You’re certain he’s at work because it’s typical at this time.)