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FROM XTEC REPHRASING WEB MODAL VERBS

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  • It isn't necessary for her to phone me back.
    She needn't phone me back / She doesn't have to phone me back / She doesn't need to phone me back.
  • If I were you I would tell him the truth.
    You should tell him the truth / You ought to tell him the truth / You'd better tell him the truth.
  • I'm sure Mulder didn't lock the door. He never does.
    He can't have locked the door.
  • It was a mistake to sell the house. I wish I hadn't.
    I shouldn't have sold the house.
  • Ann finished the project on her own although it wasn't necessary to do so.
    Ann needn't have finished the project on her own.
  • Perhaps John knew about the trip, but I'm not sure.
    John might have known about the trip.
  • Perhaps she was at work when the earthquake struck.
    She may have been at work when the earthquake struck. / She could have been at work when the earthquake struck.
  • I'm sure John locked the office before leaving. He always does.
    John must have locked the office before leaving.
  • I think Nan is probably at home because the windows are open.
    Mary must be at home because the windows are open.
  • Perhaps we'll go swimming tomorrow.
    We may go swimming tomorrow. / We might go swimming tomorrow.