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D. Complete the text with the correct past modal.

a. My friend’s been really upset recently, but she won’t tell me why. She 1 (fall out)
with her best friend because they still hang out together and look happy enough. I guess she
2 (have) an argument with her parents. I’ll ask her later.
b. Our house was broken into at the weekend. The police say the burglars 3 (come
in) through the kitchen window as there was broken glass on the floor. Luckily, they didn’t take much
though – they 4 (hear) our neighbour’s dog and got scared.
c. Did you hear that Wing broke his leg? It 5 (happen) yesterday evening when he was
at basketball practice as he was fine at school. It 6 (be) easy for him to get home
after the hospital – he lives on the fourth floor with no lift!
d. I think it was really unfair that the teacher made us all stay late today. She 7 (know)
it was Vikram who copied the exam and tried to give it to everyone. I thought he 8
(say) something to her as everyone’s annoyed at him now.

E. Speculate about these brainteasers using present and past modals.
a. It’s raining very heavily. A man goes out into the rain, with no coat, no hat and no umbrella but his hair
doesn’t get wet. How is this possible?
b. A man wearing scuba-diving equipment is lying dead in a field, miles from the ocean. The field is black
from a fire. How did the man die?
c. A group of friends take a boat out into the Mediterranean Sea and decide to go for a swim. None of
them makes it back onto the boat. Why not?
d. A man walks into a café and asks for a glass of water. The owner gives the man the water and then
suddenly shouts at him. The man smiles, puts down the glass, thanks the owner and leaves. Why?

F. Speculate on these situations.

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