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Porcentajes de los modals
should/ought to have
could have
must have
cant have
might/may have

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100% sure its wrong - Cant have
Might/may have
50-50 - Could have
Should/ought to have
100% sure its true - must have

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Modals in the past are used to

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Speculate or make deductions about the past

To criticise or express regret about the past

To talk about things that were and werent necessary

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Speculate or make deductions about the past

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May/Might have
Couldnt/couldnt have
Cant have
Must/had to have

It MUST HAVE BEEN there!!!

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To criticise or express regret about the past

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Shouldnt have
You really SHOULD HAVE TOLD me!!! (You did the wrong thing)
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN famous!!! (I regret not being famous now)

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Neednt have + past participle

Didnt need to + infinitive

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For something that we did but later realised wasnt necessary
I NEEDNT HAVE WASHED this cup. Im just going to throw it away

For a thing that we didnt do because we realised it was unnecessary
I DIDNT NEED TO TRAVEL to London in the end

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Continuous Form

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Modal verb + have + been + -ing

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The Continuous Form Is Used To

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Show that the action was ongoing or was interrupted
- It COULD HAVE BEEN RAINING at the time. I dont really remember

To show that the action was continuous
The man COULD HAVE BEEN WEARING a suit. I dont really remember

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Which words do we use to emphasise comparatives?

Just-Nowhere near-Twice-Far-
A great deal-Way-
By far-Nothing like-Half

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Far
A great deal
Way

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Which words do we use to emphasise AS…AS comparatives

Just-Nowhere near-Twice-Far-
A great deal-Way-
By far-Nothing like-Half

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Just
Nowhere near
Nothing like
Half
Twice

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Which words do we use to emphasise Superlatives

Just-Nowhere near-Twice-Far-
A great deal-Way-
By far-Nothing like-Half

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By Far

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