Must have [Past Participle] - High certainty about a past event, Might - Low probability about a current situation, Might have [Past Participle] - Low probability about something that could have happened, Should / ought to - Expectation or advice related to the present, Will - High probability about a future event; Making Predictions, Promises, Offers, or Requests, Must be - High certainty about a current situation, Could - Medium possibility about something that might happen; past ability or possibility, Can't be - certainty that something is not true or possible, Can't have [Past Participle] - certainty that something did not happen in the past, Be bound/sure to - It's certain or very likely to happen, Likely [that + clause/to infinitive] - It probably will happen, Unlikely [that + clause/to infinitive] - It probably will not happen, May - possibility or permission, often with a formal or polite tone., Must - necessity, obligation, or strong certainty., Could have [Past Participle] - possibility about a past event., Can - present ability or possibility, Would / Could - Hypothetical situations; Polite request, Would / Used to - Past habit, Would rather - Expressing Preferences or Desires,

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