Foundation
English
Verb
Tenses
Tenses
Question
Select a suitable option to fill in the blank:
The notice says that the shop is open every day from 8.30. It is 9 o'clock now but the shop isn't open yet. ___________.
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Solution
Modal Verbs show us the attitude of the speaker to what is being said or done. The term "modal" means expressing mood and mood is a way to express the attitude of the speaker.
The given sentence expects a mood like something which is supposed to happen in present with respect to the daily schedule of past events.
Therefore, option A is the correct answer because it expresses what is supposed to happen in the present with respect to past events.
Whereas option B contains "could have" which suggests uncertainty in past actions and therefore it is not applicable in the sentence;
option C contains " can have" which suggests ability and therefore doesn't fit in the sentence ;
option D has "may have" which suggests possibility and as a result it doesn't support the mood of the sentence.