2 Complete the conversation. Use suitable modals and the correct forms of the verbs in
brackets.
'The Case of the Missing Cake'
OLIVER: What?! My cake! It's gone!
MATT: Really?
OLIVER: Yes, it was here an hour ago and now it isn't.
Who's taken it?
MATT: What about Dad? I heard him saying how
hungry he was. In fact, I'm sure it
1______(be) Dad.
OLIVER: No, he 2_____(eat) it. It was chocolate.
Dad doesn't like chocolate.
MATT: That's true. I suppose Mum 3______(take) it. Maybe?
OLIVER: No, it 4_____(be) Mum. She's been out all morning.
MATT: The dog ! He 5_____(jump) onto the table and eaten it. That dog's always doing things like it.
OLIVER: Are you mad? The cake was in the fridge. The dog6____(got) to it.
MATT: Are you sure it wasn't you? I mean, you 7_______(eat) it and forgotten.
OLIVER: I'm quite sure it wasn't me. So if it wasn't me, Mum, Dad or the dog, that leaves one person. It 8______(be) you, Matt!
MATT: What?! Me?
OLIVER: Yes, and that explains why you've got
chocolate all round your mouth!