Modal Verbs — Lückentext 3

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1. She didn’t answer her phone all day. She her phone at home. (must have left / should have left)
   → She must have left her phone at home. (sichere Schlussfolgerung über Vergangenheit → must have + PP)
2. You me about the change of plans. I waited for an hour! (should have told / could have told)
   → You should have told me about the change of plans. I waited for an hour! (Vorwurf / unterlassene Pflicht → should have + PP)
3. He was in Berlin last week, so he at the concert in London. (can’t have been / might have been)
   → He can’t have been at the concert in London. (logische Unmöglichkeit in der Vergangenheit → can’t have + PP)
4. I the earlier train — then I wouldn’t have been late. (could have taken / must have taken)
   → I could have taken the earlier train — then I wouldn’t have been late. (verpasste Möglichkeit → could have + PP)
5. She was very nervous in the exam. She more carefully. (should have prepared / might have prepared)
   → She should have prepared more carefully. (Ratschlag im Nachhinein → should have + PP)
6. The lights are on in the house. They home already. (might have arrived / must have arrived)
   → They might have arrived / must have arrived home already. (unsichere Möglichkeit → might have + PP; sichere Schlussfolgerung → must have + PP)
7. You that. It was very rude. (shouldn’t have said / can’t have said)
   → You shouldn’t have said that. It was very rude. (Vorwurf über vergangenes Verhalten → shouldn’t have + PP)
8. He looks completely confused. He the instructions properly. (can’t have read / must have read)
   → He can’t have read the instructions properly. (logische Unmöglichkeit in der Vergangenheit → can’t have + PP)
9. I for help earlier — the problem was so simple. (could have asked / must have asked)
   → I could have asked for help earlier — the problem was so simple. (verpasste Möglichkeit → could have + PP)
10. She the meeting — nobody saw her there. (might have missed / must have missed)
    → She might have missed the meeting — nobody saw her there. (unsichere Möglichkeit in der Vergangenheit → might have + PP)