Corrigé modaux de certitude : exercices d’anglais première

1. A : must, déduction à partir d’un indice.
2. E : can’t.
3. C : might.
4. B : should, ce qui est attendu.
5. A : be bound to.
6. D : be unlikely to.
7. C : could.
8. B : be likely to.

1. must
2. can’t
3. must
4. can’t
5. must
6. can’t : il sourit, donc il ne peut pas être sérieux.
7. must
8. can’t

1. be sleeping : action en cours maintenant.
2. have finished : action déjà accomplie.
3. be working : en cours ce soir.
4. be : état présent.
5. have taken : yesterday, hypothèse sur le passé.
6. be

1. He must have forgotten our appointment.
2. She can’t have seen us; it was dark.
3. They may (might) have missed the train.
4. The museum must have been closed on Monday.
5. The email might (may) have gone to your spam folder.
6. He can’t have written this essay alone.

1. It is likely to snow tonight.
2. They are bound to be late.
3. She is unlikely to accept the offer.
4. Prices are likely to rise.
5. You are bound to find a job with your degree.
6. The match is likely to be cancelled.

1. must have left : les traces mènent au portail.
2. can’t have broken : le verre est dehors, la vitre a été cassée de l’intérieur.
3. must have known : la serrure est intacte.
4. must have recognised : le chien n’a pas aboyé.
5. might have heard / (might have) broken : simple hypothèse, sans preuve.
6. might have drunk : l’indice ne suffit pas pour être sûr.

1. He can’t be French: his accent is clearly American.
2. She must have left early.
3. You might be right.
4. It is likely to rain this afternoon.
5. He must have gone home.
6. They are bound to win the election.
7. Maybe she is at the library. (ou She may be at the library.)

1. He must be ill: he’s never absent.
2. It can’t be true.
3. They must have got lost.
4. She may (might) have missed her bus.
5. It’s bound to rain during the picnic.
6. They can’t have forgotten.

1. Tu aurais pu être tué !
2. Ça doit être le livreur.
3. Il a de grandes chances d’être élu. (ou Il sera probablement élu.)
4. Tu aurais pu me le dire ! (reproche)
5. Le train devrait arriver d’une minute à l’autre.

1. must : déduction à partir de l’indice (portefeuille sec).
2. might : Leo n’est pas sûr.
3. can’t : la carte appartient à une jeune fille.
4. bound
5. unlikely
6. likely

Exemple de réponse :

1. The traveller must be somewhere in the station.
2. It can’t be a normal departure: nobody leaves a suitcase open like that.
3. The flowers might be a present for someone waiting in Inverness.
4. The person must have left in a hurry.
5. They can’t have taken the train, since the ticket is still here.
6. The police are likely to find the owner very soon.