Infinitives with modal verbs

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I have no idea how this accident happened. Everyone says it must .......... (cause) by the driver's carelessness.

have been caused

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t's astonishing that they should ................. (ask) my that question during my job interview.

have asked

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A: How did the burglars manage to escape?

B: Well, the car must ............... (wait) for them outside.

have been waiting

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The management might ...................... (plan) to close down some of the branches as they are not competitive.

be planning

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A: When Joe said 'He's lazy', do you think he meant me?

B: Well, he could ........... (talk) about someone else, I suppose.

have been talking

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I know you want to pay me back but if you are short of money, you needn't .......... (give) it back to me today.

give

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Before he learnt to play this piece of music by heart, he must ................ (play) it a hundred times.

have played

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A: That coat she was wearing must have been really expensive.

B: Do you think it might ................. (make) of cashemere?

have been made

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A: Where is John? He should be here by now.

B: If he's not here, he might ................ (wait) for us in the main hall.

be waiting

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A: Where is Mary? I need to talk to her.

B: She's in the attick. She will ................... (water) the pot plants.

be watering

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She can't ................. (practise) for an hour; she only began 30 minutes ago.

have been practising

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This was not a good place to build a tower like that. It should .............. (build) on more solid ground.

have been built

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'Incomprehensible' means something that cannot ................... (understand).

be understood

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The dress she was wearing at the Oscar winning ceremony last year must ........... (cost) a fortune!

have cost

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When we got home, Harry didn't hear us knock. He must ................ (listen) to loud music.

have been listening

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A: When Joe said 'He's lazy', do you think he meant me?

B: Well, he could ........... (talk) about someone else, I suppose.

have been talking

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The grammar test we wrote last week couldn't .................. (be) easier.

have been

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In my previous office we would ................. (have) lots of fun in the evenings.

have