This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modal Perfect Tense – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I hope I ..... be a lawyer one day. A) Shall. B) Should. C) Ought to. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shall. 2. 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. 3. There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You ..... any. A) Can't have bought. B) Needn't buy. C) Mustn't buy. D) Needn't have bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Needn't buy. 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" ? A) Indicating a mistake or bad decision. B) Talking about hypothetical situations in the past. C) Saying that something happened but wasn't necessary. D) Speculating about a past event. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Talking about hypothetical situations in the past. 5. Alejandra came to school and it was Sunday. She ..... to school. A) Shouldn't have come. B) Shouldn't have came. C) Needed to come. D) Couldn't have come. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shouldn't have come. 6. 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. 7. He passed last week's exam. He ..... A) Shouldn't have studied. B) Can't have studied. C) Must have studied. D) Will be able to study. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have studied. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. Identify the sentence that uses a modal perfect to express a past possibility. A) She will be at the party tomorrow. B) She can be at the party tonight. C) She could have been at the party last night. D) She is at the party now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She could have been at the party last night. 13. Mariana passed last week's exam. She ..... A) Can't have studied. B) Will be able to study. C) Must have studied. D) Shouldn't have studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have studied. 14. Water flows from a higher place to a lower place; it ..... flow uphill. A) Wouldn't. B) Couldn't. C) Can't. D) Shan't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 15. I was taught that we ..... help one another at all times. A) May. B) Ought to. C) Might. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ought to. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. You ..... saving money years ago. Now it's too late. A) Should have started. B) Must have started. C) May have started. D) Needn't have started. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have started. 19. My gloves were on the table when I went to the washroom, and now they are gone. Somebody ..... A) Must have took them. B) Might have taken them. C) Must have taken them. D) Will have taken them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have taken them. 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" ? A) Indicating a mistake or bad decision. B) Talking about hypothetical situations in the past. C) Saying that something happened but wasn't necessary. D) Speculating about a past event. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indicating a mistake or bad decision. 21. 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. 22. Choose the correct modal perfect to complete the sentence:'They ..... the meeting, but I can't find them anywhere.' A) Must have attended. B) Must attended. C) Must has attended. D) Must have attend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have attended. 23. I ..... out but I didn't feel like it, so I stayed at home. A) Could have gone. B) Must have gone. C) Could go. D) Can go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have gone. 24. 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. 25. I ..... to the party if you'd told me about it. A) Can't have come. B) Should have come. C) Must have come. D) Might have come. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might have come. 26. Those shoes were the wrong colour. She ..... them. A) Couldn't have worn. B) Shouldn't have worn. C) Shouldn't has worn. D) Mustn't have worn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouldn't have worn. 27. You ..... all your money already-it's only 10 o'clock ! A) Should have spent. B) Must have spent. C) Shouldn't have spent. D) Can't have spent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't have spent. 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" ? 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: A) Saying that something happened but wasn't necessary. 29. 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. 30. Which sentence correctly uses a modal perfect? A) She must have leave early to catch the train. B) She must has left early to catch the train. C) She must have left early to catch the train. D) She must left early to catch the train. 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