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Past Modals

Intermediate

B1–B2

Modality and Meaning

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About This Resource

This B1–B2 resource develops modal + have + past participle for looking back at earlier situations with a present judgment. It covers regret and criticism, missed opportunities, uncertain possibility, strong deductions, and hypothetical past results.

What You’ll Learn

• Form past modal structures with modal + have + past participle.
• Use should have for retrospective advice, regret, or criticism.
• Use might/could have for past possibility and missed opportunities.
• Use must have and can’t/couldn’t have for strong past deductions.

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