This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modal Perfect Tense – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 4 (56 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Alan ..... speak perfect French when he was only eight years old. A) Could. B) Might. C) Should. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 2. I ..... have called you earlier, but I wasn't feeling very well. A) Must. B) May. C) Would. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 3. I didn't see John in class yesterday. He ..... ill. A) Should have. B) Could have. C) Must have. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have. 4. Identify the sentence that is NOT using modal perfect correctly. A) She could have been at the concert. B) He must have forgotten the meeting. C) I should have went to the gym. D) They might have seen the movie already. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I should have went to the gym. 5. Jason ..... the race . He didn't train at all. A) May have won. B) Can't have won. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't have won. 6. Sth done which wasn't necessaryYou ..... me such an expensive present! It is awesome! Thank you so much! A) Needn't have bought. B) Couldn't have bought. C) Needn't buy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Needn't have bought. 7. "I forgot to bring my umbrella." "You ..... checked the weather before leaving." A) Should have. B) Could have. C) Might have. D) Must have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have. 8. You ..... go there with me. I can handle it; it's not difficult. A) Can't you. B) Would you mind. C) Could you. D) Why don't you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could you. 9. I ..... give you a lift to the station. My car broke down yesterday. A) Must ask. B) Have to ask. C) Are able to ask. D) Could ask. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could ask. 10. I ..... play tennis every day when I was younger. A) Must sleep. B) Should sleep. C) Must be sleeping. D) May sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should sleep. 11. You ring the bell; I have a key. A) Couldn't. B) May not. C) Mustn't. D) Needn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Needn't. 12. Willingness to do sth in the past but ..... If I had known you were in town, I ..... you. A) Should have called. B) Would call. C) Would have called. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have called. 13. Modal perfect refers to the ..... A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past. 14. Open the brackets:You ..... (should/ ask) Tim what time the race starts when he called. A) Should asked. B) Should have asked. C) Should ask. D) Should have ask. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have asked. 15. I don't know what to do.-You ..... your father for advice. A) Should. B) Must. C) Could. D) Had to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 16. Identify the sentence that demonstrates a correct use of modal perfect for past speculation. A) He might have went to the store. B) He might has gone to the store. C) He might have go to the store. D) He might have gone to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He might have gone to the store. 17. Nobody knows for sure, but it's believed that the balls ..... by the ancestors of native people. A) Could have been made. B) Could have made. C) Could be made. D) Could have be made. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have been made. 18. If we had known your new address, we to see you. A) Came. B) Would come. C) Would have come. D) Will come. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have come. 19. If I had gone with my friends to Jamaica, I ..... scuba diving lessons. A) Ought to have waited. B) Ought to wait. C) Ought to be waiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ought to have waited. 20. Which word completes the sentence:You ..... the bills two weeks ago A) Has to. B) Will. C) Must. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 21. The fortune teller predicted that inherit a big fortune before the end of this year. A) Will. B) Would. C) She will. D) She would. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She would. 22. Certainty in the pastHe ..... scared when he saw the snake! Of that I'm sure. A) Must be. B) Should have been. C) Must have been. D) Should be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have been. 23. These two boys look identical. They twins. A) Should have been. B) Must be. C) Should be. D) Must have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must be. 24. Choose the correct sentence using modal perfect to express a past possibility. A) They could have miss the bus. B) They could has missed the bus. C) They could have missed the bus. D) They could have misses the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They could have missed the bus. 25. Do you really want to call them now? It's already after midnight! They ..... A) Might be sitting. B) Might sit. C) Might have sat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might be sitting. 26. What is the function of modal perfect in the sentence:'She should have studied for the exam'? A) Expresses a past ability. B) Expresses a future possibility. C) Expresses a past obligation that was not fulfilled. D) Expresses a present ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expresses a past obligation that was not fulfilled. 27. Which sentence uses the modal perfect correctly? A) They could have went to the party. B) I should have did my homework. C) He might have been sleeping. D) She must have went to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He might have been sleeping. 28. They ..... (must/lose) the game. She's so upset. A) Must have lost. B) Must lost. C) Must have lose. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have lost. 29. I don't know how to help you. Try asking Anton for help. He ..... be able to find a solution. A) Used to. B) Had to. C) Could. D) Was able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 30. Barbate painted his bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary. He a different color. A) Should have chosen. B) Could have been choosing. C) Had to choose. D) Must have chosen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have chosen. 31. His letter is full of mistakes. He the mistakes carefully before sending it. A) Should have checked. B) Must have checked. C) Could have checked. D) Can have checked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have checked. 32. He didn't go to the park with us yesterday because he ..... write a report. A) Must have seen. B) Could see. C) Were able to see. D) May have seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could see. 33. Ability / Opportunity in the pastI ..... with them but I didn't want to. A) Might have gone. B) Could have gone. C) Can have gone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could have gone. 34. He helped her, but it was not necessary. He needn't her. A) Have helped. B) Help. C) Be helping. D) To help. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have helped. 35. The children "thank you" to you when you gave them their gifts. A) Should have said. B) Must say. C) Will have said. D) Should say. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have said. 36. We have some days off after the exam spend some time together? A) Let. B) Shall I. C) Shall we. D) Would you like. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shall we. 37. You drink this; it's poison. A) Shouldn't. B) Needn't. C) Mustn't. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mustn't. 38. I'm feeling very tired this morning. I have stayed up late last night. A) Shouldn't. B) Mustn't. C) Couldn't. D) To stopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shouldn't. 39. ..... bring me a glass of cold water? A) May not. B) Must not. C) Can't. D) Should not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 40. When I first went to England, I English, but I it. A) Could read; can't speak. B) Could read; couldn't speak. C) Can read; can't speak. D) Can read; couldn't speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could read; couldn't speak. 41. "I'm flying to Australia tomorrow!" "You ..... be really excited." A) Would. B) May. C) Can. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must. 42. Mike decided not to join us for lunch. He ..... at work to finish the marketing report. A) Had to stay. B) Should have stayed. C) Should have been staying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had to stay. 43. Mum must ..... my keys . I can't find them anywhere. A) Take. B) Have taken. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have taken. 44. She ..... finished her project on time. Now the teacher will be upset. A) Should have. B) Must have. C) Might have. D) Could have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have. 45. Nobody knows how people first came to these islands. They have sailed from South America. A) Should. B) Must. C) Might. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 46. Peter was very upset. We ..... him the bad news. A) May not have told. B) Shouldn't have told. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouldn't have told. 47. Choose the correct modal perfect to complete the sentence:'She looks tired. She ..... all night.' A) Must have studied. B) Might study. C) Should have study. D) Could study. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have studied. 48. '' you like to play a game of tennis?" "I'd love to." A) Will. B) Would. C) Could. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 49. I left my bag here just five minutes ago. You ..... it! A) Should pay. B) Had better pay. C) Ought to pay. D) Should have paid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should pay. 50. "I see all your friends have gone skiing." "Yes, I ..... have gone with them but I didn't want to." A) Can't. B) May. C) Could. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 51. She felt ill and leave early. A) Had to. B) Must. C) Has to. D) Ought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had to. 52. If they had known about the meeting, they ..... attended. A) Should have. B) Could have. C) Might have. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would have. 53. I got lost and ask a policeman the way. A) Had to. B) Must have to. C) Would. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had to. 54. Identify the correct use of modal perfect in this sentence:'If she had known, she ..... told us.' A) Would have. B) Should have. C) Might have. D) Could have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would have. 55. Sth possible which didn't happenThanks for reminding me-I ..... about it! A) Would forget. B) Would have forgotten. C) Ought to have forgotten. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would have forgotten. 56. The exam ..... have been very difficult! Only one person passed! A) Would. B) Can't. C) Must. D) Couldn't. 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