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This guy mustn’t be a thief, I’m sure he's not guilty!
This guy CAN'T be a thief (negative past deduction)
She called 20 mins ago, so she could be home very soon.(probability)
..she SHOULD be home very soon.(probability)
It mustn’t be true, it can be a lie.
CAN'T be true, MUST be a lie
You ought to not smoke. It’s harmful
OUGHT NOT TO smoke
You needn’t talk to your mom like that. It hurts her.
You SHOULDN'T HAVE TALKED .. (criticism)
Shall you open the window, please?
WILL you.. (request)
Where is the packet?- He should have taken it with him. Call him and ask
He MUST HAVE TAKEN... (positive past deduction)
We needn't to buy bread. We have it at home so don't add it to the cart.
We NEEDN'T BUY bread... (Absence on necessity)
You didn’t need to buy wine, we have plenty at home. So you just wasted your money.
You NEEDN'T HAVE BOUGHT ( Action wasn't necessary, but happened in vain)
You mustn’t have read the whole book during the night! It’s huge!
You CAN'T HAVE READ ( Negative past deduction)
I couldn’t have talked during the lecture. Now I don’t understand anything.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE TALKED (criticism about me)
You might have bought that mansion for us with the discount, but you bought a yacht. Why did you do that??
You COULD have bought ..(opportunities in the past we didn't use)
