Corrigé modaux de probabilité : anglais 4e

1. Presque sûr que oui (must).
2. Possible (might, plutôt faible).
3. Presque sûr que non (can’t).
4. Possible (may).
5. Presque sûr que oui (must + indice : il est professeur).
6. Presque sûr que non (can’t + indice : tu viens de manger).

1. He must be very happy.
2. She can’t be in London.
3. They must be rich.
4. This can’t be the right road.
5. You must be tired.
6. That must be Jack’s bag.

Chaque fois, un indice permet de conclure : must pour oui, can’t pour non.

1. It may rain later.
2. We might go to Scotland next year.
3. She may be at the library.
4. I might win the competition.
5. They may not come to the party.
6. The bus may be late.

1. d : She must be sad, or she may have a cold.
2. b : It can’t be open.
3. f : He can’t feel cold!
4. a : It might be the delivery man.
5. c : He must be proud.
6. e : It must be hungry.

1. He may (might) be ill.
2. She must be at the gym.
3. This can’t be true.
4. They may (might) be watching TV.
5. You must be joking.
6. He can’t be twenty, he looks twelve.

1. It might rain this evening. (pas de to)
2. She may be at home. (pas de -s)
3. He can’t be French. (déduction négative = can’t)
4. They must be tired. (base verbale)
5. Maybe she is in the garden. (maybe est un adverbe, il faut un verbe conjugué) ou She may be in the garden.
6. You can’t be serious! (pas de to)

1. She must be very tired.
2. We might see a whale.
3. That can’t be true.
4. The baby may be sleeping.
5. They might not come tonight.
6. It must be cold outside.

1. No, it can’t be Mr Black because he was in hospital all week (and he hates carrots).
2. No, it can’t be a big dog because the footprints are too small.
3. It must be a rabbit. (Accepté aussi : It may / might be a fox or a hare.)
4. It must live in the woods, because the lettuce leaves are on the path to the woods.
5. It must have gone under the fence, through the small hole. (Accepté : It must come through the hole under the fence.)
6. She can’t be happy. She must be angry.

1. He must be tired, he ran all morning.
2. It may snow tomorrow.
3. That can’t be your brother, he’s in London.
4. She may (might) be sleeping.
5. We might win the match, with a bit of luck.
6. You must be hungry!

1. Elle doit être très intelligente.
2. Il se peut qu’ils n’aiment pas le film.
3. Ça ne peut pas être la bonne réponse.
4. Il est peut-être en train de regarder le match.
5. Il doit être minuit.
6. Nous irons peut-être à la plage cet après-midi.

1. It must be night because the moon is in the sky and the street lamp is on.
2. The person may (might) be a man or a woman.
3. The red object may (might) be a bag or a lantern.
4. It can’t be summer: there is fog and it looks cold.
5. The person may (might) be waiting for someone.
6. It can’t be a ghost!

Exemple de réponse :

1. He may be at the doctor’s.
2. He might be on holiday with his family.
3. He was coughing yesterday, so he must be ill.
4. He loves maths, so he can’t be avoiding the test.
5. His phone may not have any battery.
6. Maybe he missed the bus.