GRAMMAR 6 B Ej 79

GRAMMAR 6 B Ej 79

Complete the conversations with must, might, might not, or can’t. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.

1 A That’s the second phone that Stacey’s bought this year.
B She have a lot of money then!
A She’s a student, so she be that rich.
B She have generous parents then.
2 A Do you know where Charlie is?
B Well, he be far away. His phone’s on the desk.
A Any idea where he be?
B He be talking to the boss, or he be in the photocopying room. Do you want me to go and look for him?
3 A I have a missed call and I don’t recognize the number.
B So, it be from anyone you know.
A Ah, I know! It’s that company who interviewed me last week. They be ringing to offer me the job. I’m not surprised. I did a really good interview.
B Well, don’t be too confident, because they be calling to say you didn’t get the job.
A There’s only one way to find out!
4 A This steak be for me. It looks medium-rare, and I asked for a well-done steak.
B It be mine, then. I ordered a medium-rare steak.