Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 3 (30 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. I hope I ..... be a lawyer one day.
2. The stones figures could have been moved using ropes
3. There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You ..... any.
4. 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" ?
5. Alejandra came to school and it was Sunday. She ..... to school.
6. Hunters could have been killed lions and bears on the forest.
7. He passed last week's exam. He .....
8. Scientists belived that same forms of life may have existed on the planet millions yeras ago.
9. He didn't answer me, so he ..... heard what I said.
10. The big grammar test is today. I'm in troubleI ..... (study) last night, but I didn't!
11. Choose the correct option:Jacob couldn't/ could have known the answers. I'm sure someone told him the answers.
12. Identify the sentence that uses a modal perfect to express a past possibility.
13. Mariana passed last week's exam. She .....
14. Water flows from a higher place to a lower place; it ..... flow uphill.
15. I was taught that we ..... help one another at all times.
16. Are you sure? It ..... not be a good idea!
17. You ..... gone to Dan's party-it was fantastic!
18. You ..... saving money years ago. Now it's too late.
19. My gloves were on the table when I went to the washroom, and now they are gone. Somebody .....
20. 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" ?
21. We use modal perfects to show possibility or certainty of ..... events
22. Choose the correct modal perfect to complete the sentence:'They ..... the meeting, but I can't find them anywhere.'
23. I ..... out but I didn't feel like it, so I stayed at home.
24. He ..... passed his driving test. He looked really sad.
25. I ..... to the party if you'd told me about it.
26. Those shoes were the wrong colour. She ..... them.
27. You ..... all your money already-it's only 10 o'clock !
28. 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" ?
29. Choose the correct past participle tense of the following verbs:arrive/ tell/ lose/ choose
30. Which sentence correctly uses a modal perfect?