Past Modals of Deduction - Grammar Question Writing
Practise past modals of deduction at B2 level by completing questions, writing personal answers and putting words in order. Includes a model, partner practice and a separate key with sample answers and guidance on alternatives.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Model and grammar reminder
- Question completion and personal answers
- Word-order practice
- Answer key with sample responses and teacher guidance
Write past deduction questions and support conclusions with clues.
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Page 2 of 2 · Answer key · A4 printable PDF
A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Give learners page 1 and retain the page 2 key for checking. The personal responses are examples, not answers learners must copy.
- Discuss what the forgotten-time and unseen-message deductions in the example imply, without treating them as proven facts.
- Complete A about an opened parcel, remembered ticket, departed guest and wet footprints; offer evidence for each explanation.
- Reorder B's moved chair, arrival and sent-message questions, then ask a partner for an alternative explanation.
Support and extension
Use modal + have + past participle and recognise that Who might have opened…? is a subject question. Must have shows strong confidence, not proof; the guest cannot have heard the talk there if they left before it began.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
