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Modals of deduction and speculation

Learning English Grammar

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The Importance of Possibilities in the Past

Most or can't plus an infinitive both help us to express a strong belief that something is or isn't possible. When we're less sure about something, we can say the fossils might not, might not, or may not be from a known human species. Couldn't plus an Infinitive means that something is completely impossible. We use have and the past participle when we're certain about something in the past.

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