This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modal Perfect Tense – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The stones figures could have been moved using ropes A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 2. There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You ..... any. A) Mustn't buy. B) Can't have bought. C) Needn't have bought. D) Needn't buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Needn't buy. 3. What is the purpose of the modal perfect "might/could have won" in the sentence "What a pity you didn't enter the competition this year. You might/could have won it" ? A) Speculating about a past event. B) Indicating a mistake or bad decision. C) Saying that something happened but wasn't necessary. D) Talking about hypothetical situations in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Talking about hypothetical situations in the past. 4. Alejandra came to school and it was Sunday. She ..... to school. A) Shouldn't have came. B) Couldn't have come. C) Shouldn't have come. D) Needed to come. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shouldn't have come. 5. Hunters could have been killed lions and bears on the forest. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 6. He passed last week's exam. He ..... A) Can't have studied. B) Must have studied. C) Shouldn't have studied. D) Will be able to study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have studied. 7. Scientists belived that same forms of life may have existed on the planet millions yeras ago. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 8. He didn't answer me, so he ..... heard what I said. A) Might have. B) May not have. C) Should have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May not have. 9. The big grammar test is today. I'm in troubleI ..... (study) last night, but I didn't! A) Should have studied. B) Should of studied. C) May have studied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have studied. 10. Choose the correct option:Jacob couldn't/ could have known the answers. I'm sure someone told him the answers. A) Couldn't. B) Could. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't. 11. Identify the sentence that uses a modal perfect to express a past possibility. A) She will be at the party tomorrow. B) She could have been at the party last night. C) She can be at the party tonight. D) She is at the party now. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She could have been at the party last night. 12. Mariana passed last week's exam. She ..... A) Must have studied. B) Can't have studied. C) Shouldn't have studied. D) Will be able to study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have studied. 13. Water flows from a higher place to a lower place; it ..... flow uphill. A) Couldn't. B) Wouldn't. C) Can't. D) Shan't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 14. I was taught that we ..... help one another at all times. A) May. B) Will. C) Might. D) Ought to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ought to. 15. Are you sure? It ..... not be a good idea! A) Should. B) Might. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 16. You ..... gone to Dan's party-it was fantastic! A) Must have. B) Should have. C) Would have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have. 17. You ..... saving money years ago. Now it's too late. A) May have started. B) Must have started. C) Should have started. D) Needn't have started. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have started. 18. My gloves were on the table when I went to the washroom, and now they are gone. Somebody ..... A) Might have taken them. B) Will have taken them. C) Must have took them. D) Must have taken them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must have taken them. 19. What is the purpose of the modal perfect "ought to have asked" in the sentence "He ought to have asked for directions before getting lost" ? A) Saying that something happened but wasn't necessary. B) Indicating a mistake or bad decision. C) Speculating about a past event. D) Talking about hypothetical situations in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indicating a mistake or bad decision. 20. We use modal perfects to show possibility or certainty of ..... events A) Present. B) Past. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past. 21. Choose the correct modal perfect to complete the sentence:'They ..... the meeting, but I can't find them anywhere.' A) Must have attend. B) Must has attended. C) Must attended. D) Must have attended. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must have attended. 22. I ..... out but I didn't feel like it, so I stayed at home. A) Must have gone. B) Could have gone. C) Can go. D) Could go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could have gone. 23. He ..... passed his driving test. He looked really sad. A) Might have. B) Can't have. C) Must have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't have. 24. I ..... to the party if you'd told me about it. A) Should have come. B) Can't have come. C) Must have come. D) Might have come. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might have come. 25. Those shoes were the wrong colour. She ..... them. A) Shouldn't have worn. B) Couldn't have worn. C) Mustn't have worn. D) Shouldn't has worn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shouldn't have worn. 26. You ..... all your money already-it's only 10 o'clock ! A) Can't have spent. B) Should have spent. C) Must have spent. D) Shouldn't have spent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't have spent. 27. What is the purpose of the modal perfect "needn't have bought" in the sentence "Thanks, but you needn't have bought me present. At my age, I don't really need anything new" ? A) Talking about hypothetical situations in the past. B) Indicating a mistake or bad decision. C) Speculating about a past event. D) Saying that something happened but wasn't necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saying that something happened but wasn't necessary. 28. Choose the correct past participle tense of the following verbs:arrive/ tell/ lose/ choose A) Arrived/ told/ lost/ chosen. B) Arrive/ tell/ lose/ choose. C) Arrived/ told/ losed/ chosen. D) Arrived/ telled/ lost/ chosen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arrived/ told/ lost/ chosen. 29. Which sentence correctly uses a modal perfect? A) She must has left early to catch the train. B) She must left early to catch the train. C) She must have leave early to catch the train. D) She must have left early to catch the train. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She must have left early to catch the train. 30. REPHRASING:I don't think it was a good idea for us to come here alone. A) We couldn't have come here alone. B) We might not have come here alone. C) We mustn't have come here alone. D) We should not have come here alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We should not have come here alone. 31. If you leave school too soon, you ..... not be able to find a good job. A) Must. B) Will. C) Ought to. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will. 32. I'll call him because he ..... got our message about tonight A) Could have. B) Shouldn't have. C) May not have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May not have. 33. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a modal perfect: A) You must have been tired after the trip. B) They should have went to the concert. C) She can have been at the party. D) He might have saw the movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You must have been tired after the trip. 34. The car stopped suddenly on the high way. It ..... out of petrol. A) Must have run. B) May have run. C) Need have run. D) Should have run. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May have run. 35. When do we use can't / couldn't? A) To make an assumption of a past event and to express the possibility that something was true. B) To indicate that we feel sure that something was not possible. C) To indicate that someone had the ability or possibility to do something in the past but did not do it and to express the possibility that something was true. D) O criticize something that has already happened or to regret that what was expected did not happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To indicate that we feel sure that something was not possible. 36. I think I ..... left it in the office. I can't find them here A) Could have. B) Might have. C) Would. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might have. 37. The aeroplane has disappeared ..... A) It may have crashed. B) It should have crashed. C) It must have crashed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It may have crashed. 38. It ..... not have been the best cake you ever made, but it was still pretty good. A) May. B) Can. C) Must. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May. 39. She texted while driving, she ..... an accident. A) Could have. B) Could has had. C) Could had. D) Could have had. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could have had. 40. It was bad, but it ..... have been worse! A) Could. B) Must. C) Ought to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 41. The figures must had been very important A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 42. I'm not sure where the boss went this morning. He ..... (go) to our other branch office in Glendale. A) May have gone. B) Should have gone. C) Would have gone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May have gone. 43. They ..... the candles if you had told them. A) Would have brought. B) Have brought. C) Brought. D) Will have brought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would have brought. 44. He ..... badly to his mother. It made her so sad. A) Shouldn't have behaved. B) Can't have behaved. C) Mustn't have behaved. D) Needn't have behaved. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shouldn't have behaved. 45. I ..... said that. Now, because of that, she is angry with me. A) Should have. B) Must have. C) Shouldn't have. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shouldn't have. 46. I ..... bought bread, but i didn't know we needed it A) Must have. B) Can't have. C) Could. D) Could have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could have. 47. We are not certain, but hundreds of people ..... as a result of a mysterious bacteria. A) May have died. B) Must have died. C) Should have died. D) May die. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May have died. 48. Maybe your keys were in your pocket.Your keys ..... in your pocket. A) Must have been. B) Can't have gone. C) Could have been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could have been. 49. We have gone too far. We ..... the exit. A) Could have missed. B) Must have missed. C) Should have missed. D) Must have miss. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have missed. 50. You went to China? That ..... have been exciting! A) Will. B) Must. C) Should. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 51. Pablo/ must/ buy/ a present A) Pablo must have baught a present. B) Pablo must have bought a present. C) Pablo must have buyed a present. D) Pablo must have buy a present. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pablo must have bought a present. 52. He has been studying for more than 5 hours! He ..... tired. A) May be. B) Could have been. C) Must be. D) May have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must be. 53. It was wrong of Tony to miss his daughter's piano concert.Tony ..... been at his daughter's piano concert. A) Must have. B) Should have. C) Could have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have. 54. This modal denotes past probability, something of which you are nearly certain A) Might have. B) Would have. C) Must have. D) May have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have. 55. What a great day! I ..... not have asked for more. A) May. B) Must. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 56. We have run out of petrol. You ..... before we left. A) May have checked. B) Should have checked. C) Must have checked. D) Could have check. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have checked. 57. A giant asteroid hit the Earth in the Gulf of Mexico 65 million years ago. Scientists have reached a conclusion they're pretty confident about:that ..... (cause) the extinction of the big dinosaurs. A) May have caused. B) Should have caused. C) Must have caused. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have caused. 58. If I had gone to the sales I ..... bought that jacket. A) Can. B) Wouldn't have. C) Must have. D) Should have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wouldn't have. 59. In the sentence "You needn't have worried about the weather. It turned out to be a sunny day, " the modal perfect "needn't have worried" is used to: A) Speculate about a past event. B) Talk about hypothetical situations in the past. C) Indicate a mistake or bad decision. D) Say that something happened but wasn't necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Say that something happened but wasn't necessary. 60. Choose the correct option:Paula told me that she wasn't feeling well, so she may not/ might have gone to the meeting. A) May not. B) Might. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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