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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Must be/must have been

He got the full mark in the last year's exam. He must be/must have been clever
  

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Anonymous He got the full mark in the last year's exam. He must be/must have been clever must be clever (now) must have been clever (then) Given the set-up ( last year 's exam), they probably want 'must have been'. CJ

  • Anonymous He got the full mark in the last year's exam.
  • He must be/must have been clever must be clever (now) must have been clever (then) Given the set-up ( last year 's exam), they probably want 'must have been'.
  • CJ
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Anonymous He got the full mark in the last year's exam. He must be/must have been clever

must be clever (now)
must have been clever (then)

Given the set-up (last year's exam), they probably want 'must have been'.

CJ

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