Grammar Quiz

Modals in the Past Quiz

English multiple-choice grammar quiz about Modals in the Past

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I sent you a postcard, but you __ received it yet

A. may have

B. should`ve

C. might not have

D. must`ve


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


Oh hang on… This sign says ‘Parking illegal. Cars will be removed’. It ______ have been the police who moved it.

A. must

B. can’t

C. may


She …. left her phone at school. Or perhaps she left it on the bus.

A. can’t have

B. might have

C. must have


I can`t remember when I last saw you. Maybe it was last April, or it __ been in the summer.

A. might`ve

B. must`ve

C. can`t have

D. can have


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


I ______ have checked the parking restrictions before I left my car there! Now I’ll have to pay a fine!

A. can’t

B. should

C. must


It ______ have been my wife who moved it. She has the other key. But perhaps it was stolen…

A. might

B. must

C. can’t


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.


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


He was very late to school this morning.

A. He should have missed his bus.

B. He would have missed his bus.

C. He might have missed his bus.

D. He needn’t have missed his bus.


I’m sure they went out. They _______ gone out.

A. should have

B. could have

C. must have

D. might have.


Juliet …. gone on holiday. She was at school yesterday !

A. can’t have

B. may have

C. must have


I’m not really sure, but I suppose he ______ seen the film. It is possible.

A. shouldn’t have

B. needn’t have

C. must have

D. may have


There’s no pizza left. We …. eaten it all.

A. can’t have

B. could have

C. must have


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