Modals in the Past Quiz
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Juliet …. gone on holiday. She was at school yesterday !
A. can’t have
B. may have
C. must have
I’m sure they went out. They _______ gone out.
A. should have
B. could have
C. must have
D. might have.
It wasn’t nice of them to ignore her. They ______ ignored her.
A. should have
B. shouldn’t have
C. might have
D. might not have
She is a talented musician. She might have had a very good teacher.
A. She might not have had a very good teacher.
B. She might have had a very bad teacher.
C. She needn’t have had a very good teacher.
Write a sentence about the situation :
Sheila couldn’t find her keys, so she called a locksmith and got new keys. Later, she found her old keys.
A. Sheila should have called a locksmith.
B. Sheila must have called a locksmith.
C. Sheila needn’t have called a locksmith.
Mark is not a thief! He ______ it!
A. can’t have stole
B. couldn’t have steal
C. couldn’t steal
D. can’t have stolen
The chocolate cake is all gone! Someone ___ eaten it.
A. must have
B. should have
C. might have
D. could have
I _______________ punished if I hadn’t lied to my parents.
A. would have
B. wouldn’t have been
C. needn’t have
D. needn’t have been
Patty …… gone by bus .Why did she walk ?
A. must have
B. might have
C. should have
D. could have
Juliet …. gone on holiday. She was at school yesterday !
A. can’t have
B. may have
C. must have
You ________________ shouted at him. He’ll never forgive you.
A. can have
B. must have
C. should have
D. shouldn’t have
He ______ bought her a ring instead of a necklace. She would have been happier.
A. might have
B. may have
C. could have
D. must have
My bicycle is broken now. I ___ ridden it down the stairs.
A. musn’t have
B. might have
C. shouldn’t have
D. can’t have
Kate had a house party. She forgot to invite her friend Ross. Now he is very upset.
A. Kate shouldn’t have forgotten to invite Ross
B. Kate shouldn have forgotten to invite Ross
C. Kate needn’t have forgotten to invite Ross
Very few people spoke English so it was difficult to communicate. I __________ some Spanish.
A. could learn
B. had to learn
C. didn’t have to learn
D. should have learned
There’s no pizza left. We …. eaten it all.
A. can’t have
B. could have
C. must have
If I had had more time,
A. I would have told her my story.
B. I will have told her my story.
C. I can have told her my story.
D. I needn’t have told her my story.
I ________________________ (eat) so much chocolate! I feel sick!
A. mustn´t have eaten
B. shouldn´t have eaten
C. shouldn´t have ate
D. couldn´t have ate
It was so dark that ı fell down the stars.I …. fixed the light.
A. must have
B. could have
C. should have
D. might have
I wanted to park in front of the bank, but there was a `No parking’ sign.
A. I was allowed to park in front of the bank.
B. I wasn’t allowed to park in front of the bank.
C. I didn’t want to park in front of the bank.
She …. left her phone at school. Or perhaps she left it on the bus.
A. can’t have
B. might have
C. must have
Nobody answered the phone at the clinic. It _________________ closed early.
A. couldn’t have
B. should have
C. might have
D. need have
I called his apartment and nobody answered. He ___ gone out.
A. must have
B. could have
C. can’t have
D. might have
I didn’t get your e-mail. Do you think you …. sent it to my old e-mail address.
A. can’t have
B. could have
C. must have
It’s a pity he didn’t study. He ______ passed the test with flying colors.
A. could have
B. wouldn’t have
C. can’t have
D. shouldn’t have