Must | Can't | May | Might | Unit 20 Grammar | English Class 11 | Neb English Support



Must | Can't | May | Might | Unit 20 Grammar | English Class 11 | Neb English Support
Neb English Support 


         Must | Can't | May | Might

                Unit 20 Grammar

        Compulsory English Class 11

               Neb English Support


Must | Can't | May | Might


Must, Can't and May, Might
Main Rule:

If the sentence begins with the following impressions:

I'm sure .................

Obviously ..............

I'm confident ..........

I'm convinced ............


We have to use "must" for positive questions' answers.

We have to use "can't" for negative questions' answers.


Examples:

I'm convinced he is coming. 

Answer:

He must be coming.


I'm sure she is not coming.

Answer:

She can't be coming.


If the sentence begins with the following impressions:

Perhaps ...........

Maybe .............

I doubt ...............

It is possible that .................


We have to use "may / might" for positive questions' answers.

We have to use "may not / might not" for negative questions' answers.


Examples: 

Perhaps she went to market.

Answer:

She might have gone to market.


I doubt she was at home.

Answer:

She might not have been at home.


Basic Tense Change

Simple Present Tense 

Structures:

Subject + v1/V5 + object. 

Or... Subject + is/am / are + noun / adjective. 

Answer:

For both positive & negative questions' answers:

Subject + must / can't / may (not) / might (not) + + be / V1 + object. 

Examples:

I'm sure he goes to market. 

Answer:

He must go to market.


I'm confident he doesn't come to meet me.

Answer:

He can't come to meet me.


I doubt he dances in school.

Answer:

He might dance in school. 


It is possible that she doesn't carry a gun.

Answer:

She might not carry a gun.


I'm confident he is a lawyer.

Answer:

He must be a lawyer. 


I'm sure they aren't players. 

Answer:

They can't be players.


Perhaps she is greedy.

Answer:

She might be greedy.


I doubt she isn't buying a new car. 

Answer:

She may not be buying a new car. 


Present Continuous Tense 

Structure:

Subject + is / am / are + v4 + object. 

Answer:

For both positive & negative questions' answers:

Subject + must / can't / may (not) / might (not) + be + v4 + object. 


Examples:

I'm sure he is running on the ground. 

Answer:

He must be running on the ground. 


Obviously she isn't supporting her.

Answer:

She can't be supporting her.


Perhaps they are playing ice hockey. 

Answer:

They may be playing ice hockey. 


It's possible that she isn't coming to the court.

Answer:

She might not be coming to the court.


Present Perfect Tense / Simple Past Tense

Structures:

Subject + have / has + v3 + object.

Subject + v2 + object. 

Answer:

For both positive & negative questions' answers:

Subject + must / can't / may (not) / might (not) + have v3 + object. 

Example:

I'm sure John has arrived home.

Answer:

John must have arrived home. 


I'm convinced she hasn't done her work yet. 

Answer:

She can't have done her work yet.


Perhaps she has called you.

Answer:

She might have called you.


It's possible that she hasn't created a nuisance. 

Answer:

She may not have created a nuisance. 


I'm sure he went home.

Answer:

He must have gone home.


I'm convinced he didn't steal money.

Answer:

He can't have stolen money.


Perhaps they called you.

Answer:

They might have called you.


Maybe she didn't meet him.

Answer:

She might not have met him.


Present Perfect Continuous / Past Continuous Tense 

Structures:

Subject + have / has been + v4 + object. 

Subject + was / were + v4 + object. 

Answer:

For both positive & negative questions' answers:

Subject + must / can't / may (not) / might (not) + have been + v4 + object. 

Examples:

Obviously she has been cutting grass.

Answer:

She must have been cutting grass.


I'm sure he hasn't been doing his job.

Answer:

He can't have been doing his job.


Perhaps Simon has been talking to the doctor.

Answer:

Simon might have been talking to the doctor. 


I doubt Jack hasn't been repairing his bike.

Answer:

Jack might not have been repairing his bike.


I'm sure they were coming home.

Answer:

They must have been coming home.


I'm convinced he wasn't flirting with girls.

Answer:

He can't have been flirting with girls. 


Perhaps he was kissing his fiancee.

Answer:

He may have been kissing his fiancee. 


Maybe they weren't making noise.

Answer:

They might not have been making noise.





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