You will have to rewrite it.

3 Если после модальных глаголов употребляется Perfect Infinitives, значения модальных глаголов меняются:

They must have done it. They can have done it. They may have done it. They might have done it. They should have done it. They were to have done it.

Должно быть (скорее всего) это сделали они. (т.е. почти полная уверенность) Возможно это сделали они. Может быть это сделали они. (меньшая степень уверенности) Все-таки маловероятно, что это сделали они. (т. е. еще меньшая степень уверенности) Они должна были бы сделать это. (упрек) Они должны были сделать это. (по плану, но не сделали этого)

§ Exercises

a Read and translate the following sentences:

1 A solicitor is a lawyer who gives legal advice to his or her client and may sometimes represent them in court.

2 A trustee is the legal owner of property which s/he holds in trust for the benefit of the beneficiary under Rules of Equity and the trustee must act in the interests of the beneficiary, according to the terms of the trust.

3 In law «to appeal» is to ask a higher court to change the judgement already given by a lower court. Criminals have the right to appeal against their sentences to the Court of Appeal. If the appeal is refused there can be a final appeal to the House of Lords, but this rearly happens.

4 Anyone who wants to own a gun, even a shortgun (a gun for shooting birds or rabbits) must get a firearm certificate from the police.

b Read the following text, underline the modal verbs and explain their usage:

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