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Modal perfects

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This document provides examples of modal verbs followed by infinitives or past participles in English and Spanish. It shows modal verbs like can, could, may, might, should, ought to, had better, must, and don't have to followed by infinitives or past participles to express possibilities, necessities, or suggestions in the past. Examples are given of conversations where the second speaker uses a modal verb with an infinitive or past participle to speculate about what happened based on evidence presented by the first speaker.

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Modal perfects
Modal + Infinitive Modal + have participle CAN CAN COULD COULD MAY MAY MIGHT MIGHT SHOULD INFINIT. SHOULD HAVE PARTC. OUGHT TO OUGHT TO HAD BETTER HAD BETTER MUST MUST DON’T HAVE TO DON’T HAVE TO ETC… ETC…
Before After The water You shouldn’t must be very have been in cold cold water
A: He hasn’t got any money B: He may have lost it Puede que haya perdido
A: He has spiky hair B: He shouldn’t have plugged it No debería haber enchufado
A: He was playing baseball alone B: He must have broken the window debe haber roto
A: He has run over the signal B: He mustn’t have seen it No debe haber visto
A: He has both arms broken B: He may have had an accident puede que haya tenido
A: She hasn’t stopped B: She had to have stopped tenía que haber parado
A: His car is brand new B: He doesn’t have to have washed it No tenía por qué haber lavado
A: He has failed the exam B: He should have studied more debería haber estudiado
A: She is really happy B: She must have won the lottery debe haber ganado
A: She is angry B: He may have won her Puede que haya ganado
A: He is crying B: He must have lost his toy Debe haber perdido
A: His car has stopped. He has run out of petrol B: He could have filled the tank before podía haber llenado

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Modal perfects

  • 2. Modal + Infinitive Modal + have participle CAN CAN COULD COULD MAY MAY MIGHT MIGHT SHOULD INFINIT. SHOULD HAVE PARTC. OUGHT TO OUGHT TO HAD BETTER HAD BETTER MUST MUST DON’T HAVE TO DON’T HAVE TO ETC… ETC…
  • 3. Before After The water You shouldn’t must be very have been in cold cold water
  • 4. A: He hasn’t got any money B: He may have lost it Puede que haya perdido
  • 5. A: He has spiky hair B: He shouldn’t have plugged it No debería haber enchufado
  • 6. A: He was playing baseball alone B: He must have broken the window debe haber roto
  • 7. A: He has run over the signal B: He mustn’t have seen it No debe haber visto
  • 8. A: He has both arms broken B: He may have had an accident puede que haya tenido
  • 9. A: She hasn’t stopped B: She had to have stopped tenía que haber parado
  • 10. A: His car is brand new B: He doesn’t have to have washed it No tenía por qué haber lavado
  • 11. A: He has failed the exam B: He should have studied more debería haber estudiado
  • 12. A: She is really happy B: She must have won the lottery debe haber ganado
  • 13. A: She is angry B: He may have won her Puede que haya ganado
  • 14. A: He is crying B: He must have lost his toy Debe haber perdido
  • 15. A: His car has stopped. He has run out of petrol B: He could have filled the tank before podía haber llenado