B1Englishen.b1.050

Modals of deduction: can't have been (past impossibility)

Structure:

can't + have + past participle

Example:

He can't have finished already — it's only been five minutes.

Examples

He can't have finished already — it's only been five minutes.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "He can't have finished already — it's only been five minutes."

Although / though / even though + clause

Articles: the + nationality groups and unique nouns

Articles: zero article with abstract concepts

As long as / provided that / on condition that

Be allowed to: passive permission