Foundation
English
Verb
Tenses
Question
Fill in the blank with a suitable modal:
A: Will the director be back in the office today?
B: He said he ________ be, but he wasn't sure.
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Solution
The correct answer is Option B.
MIGHT is used to indicate a possibility.
In the given sentence, the director had said that there would be possibility of him being in the office, but he was not sure.
The action had happened in the past, thus MIGHT is the correct answer.
The remaining options are incorrect because:
CAN expresses ability.
MAY expresses possibility in the present tense.
HAS TO expresses compulsion.