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Modal verbs for certainty and possibility

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Use must when the evidence makes something seem very likely, may, might, or could when it is one possible explanation, and can't or couldn't when the explanation does not fit the evidence. For a past deduction, use modal + have + past participle.

The pavement is wet, so it must have rained overnight.
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