
Modal Auxiliary Verb Quizzes
Preview 20 Quizzes about Modal Auxiliary Verb
Which modal verb do we use to explain a need or urgent want?
A. Need
B. May
C. Might
D. Should
You ……………………………. leave the class before 1 o’clock.
A. Must
B. Can
C. Might
You look tired. You….. go to bed earlier.
A. Should
B. Must
Which modal verb do we use to describe a past ability to do something?
A. Can
B. Should
C. Could
D. Must
You look tired. You ___ go to bed.
A. Should
B. Ought
C. Are to
In California, you ___ have a driver’s license to drive a car.
A. Has to
B. Must
C. Don’t have to
D. Must not
__ we stay or leave?
A. Will
B. Would
C. Shall
We …………………… watch TV so much.
A. May not
B. Cannot
C. Need not
‘Why don’t you ask your sister to come along with us to the movie?’ ‘I did, but she … stay at home.’
A. used to
B. might
C. can
D. could
E. would rather
In some states, it is illegal to talk on a cell phone in your car. Those drivers ___ use phones in their cars.
A. Don’t have to
B. Should
C. Must not
D. Must
You…..speak during the exam.
A. Don’t have to
B. Mustn’t
I’m a good swimmer. I…….swim a hundred lengths of the swimming pool.
A. Can
B. Must
The project …………………. finish in two years time.
A. Could not
B. Cannot
C. Must
She … do more than two tasks at one time yesterday.
- could
- can
When you are putting gasoline in your gas tank, you ___ smoke! It is forbidden.
A. Must not
B. Must
C. Have to
D. Don’t have to
Which modal verb do we use to express a moral obligation?
A. Need
B. May
C. Might
D. Should
Have you seen Anna? I…….speak to her.
A. Need to
B. Should
… I resend my resume?
- would
- shall
You …………………. run faster if you weren’t so lazy.
A. Can
B. Could
C. May
Had the applicant sent his resume before the deadline, he … worked here.
- might
- might have
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