Modals and Present Tenses Quiz
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Mark and I ______ television. We turn it on maybe once a year.
A. often / watch
B. rarely / watch
C. often / watches
D. rarely / watches
A: _____ turn up the volume of the radio? This is my favorite song. B: Of course. You don’t _____ ask me. I never mind the music.
A. Can I? / I can’t
B. Could I? / I must
C. Must I? / I could
D. Can I? / you don’t have to
A: _____ you _____ to me?
A. Am I / listening?
B. Can I / listen?
C. Are you / listening?
D. Is he / listening?
He _____ a tracksuit because he _____ to work today.
A. is wearing / is not going
B. is not wearing / is going
C. are wearing / are not going
D. are not wearing / are going
A: Betty _____ pay her rent today. B: I hope she has enough money.
A. can
B. must
C. does not need to
D. cannot
_____ are not taking photographs of statues in the museum because it is prohibited.
A. James’s wife
B. His guest
C. Our tour guide
D. The tourists
Tim ___ to Italy ten days ago and still ___.
A. went / returned
B. went / has not returned
C. has gone / returned
D. has gone / did not return
Larry ________ a lot of money last year, but ________ all of it.
A. has earned / has already spent
B. earned / has already spent
C. has earned / spent already
D. earned / spent already
We have lived in this apartment for ________.
A. five years
B. 2010
C. last year
D. September
A: I _____ open this jar. B: Let me help you. _____ use a knife?
A. I can’t / Can I?
B. I shouldn’t / Should I?
C. You don’t need to / Can I?
D. I can / Could I?
A: _____ help you? B: Yes, please. I am looking for a leather jacket.
A. Should I?
B. Have I?
C. Can I?
D. Did I?
No ___ Jill __.
A. I haven’t seen / for a long time
B. I haven’t seen / since two years
C. I haven’t seen / because of the earthquake
A: Where ______ your sister ______? B: On a farm in Texas. She also works there with her husband.
A. do / live?
B. are / living?
C. is / lives?
D. does / live?
Gerard _____ at the bus stop. He _____ for the bus.
A. are / can wait
B. has managed / is waiting
C. can / waiting
D. is / is waiting
Ella _____ smoke because she is pregnant and it is harmful to the baby.
A. does not need to
B. could not
C. should not
D. can
A: _____ we _____ the correct battery?
A. Is / using?
B. Are we / using?
C. Am I / using?
D. Are we / use?
A: Where _____ you _____ in the middle of the night?
A. can / go
B. are / going
C. am / going
D. is / going
A: I _____ work hard over the weekend. B: Why? A: I _____ finish my weekly homework yesterday.
A. can / must not
B. must not / must
C. cannot / you do not need
D. must / could not
A: You _____ wash those strawberries. I have already washed them. B: Oh, good. Thank you.
A. don’t have to
B. must
C. couldn’t
D. can
A: ______ she ______ a big family? B: Yes, she has it.
A. Does / have?
B. Has / has?
C. Does / have?
D. Has / has?
A: You are sick. You _____ on the balcony. It is not hot outside. B: I am wearing warm clothes. Don’t worry.
A. you don’t need to sit
B. you can sit
C. you must sit
D. you must not sit
We met __ and got married a year later.
A. for 2002
B. by 2002
C. since 2002
D. in 2002
I _____ tell the time when I was 8 years old, but now I can.
A. I can
B. I couldn’t
C. I can’t
D. I could
They _____ speak French well, but _____ the owner of the French store now.
A. can / have managed
B. have managed / cannot speak
C. cannot / are speaking
D. are / can speak
A: ______ Chris and Victor work on Saturdays? B: I don’t know. Why ______?
A. Do / do you ask?
B. Does / does he ask?
C. Are / do they asking?
D. Is / does he asking?
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