Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 5 (30 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. Choose the correct option:Paula told me that she wasn't feeling well, so she may not/ might have gone to the meeting.
2. What is the function of the modal perfect "could have come" in the sentence "His interest in foreign languages could have come from his grandmother who was an expert in European literature" ?
3. Choose the correct past participle tense of the following verbs:teach/ think/ buy
4. She ..... been a lawyer but she decided to study accountancy instead.
5. We ..... have stayed home. That movie was terrible!
6. He ..... done it if I had said so.
7. Claire was very upset you didn't go to her birthday party. You ..... have gone.
8. Which modal perfect is used to express disapproval of a past action in the sentence "I should have listened to your advice" ?
9. Which sentence is correct? My purse wasn't in my pocket.
10. Detective, my son ..... (not / steal) that car last Sunday afternoon. He was getting married at that time in front of 200 guests!
11. You went to Moscow in February? It ..... have been cold!
12. Listen to the teacher and answer the question.Is the "h-word" reduced?
13. Some envelops could have been delivered.
14. Select the sentence that uses a modal perfect appropriately:
15. Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of a modal perfect?
16. Somebody ran in front of my car as I was driving. Fortunately, I ..... just in time.
17. I can't find Sue anywhere. She ..... shopping.
18. In the sentence "She needn't have worried about the presentation. It went perfectly, " the modal perfect "needn't have worried" is used to:
19. "I was sure that's not Jack's car. His car is red" .
20. I shook hands instead of bowing in Japan-I ..... read about etiquette before I went.
21. He obviously wasn't successful at the interview-he looks miserable. He ..... been successful at the interview-he looks miserable.
22. The active voice is form with the modal+have +been+past participle of the verb.
23. There's no way Peter could have written that speech.
24. Complete the sentence.My passport ..... be at home. I've already looked inside my bag three times.
25. She ..... have left her keys at home.
26. You ..... have eaten that sandwich; it was meant for someone else.
27. They ..... have enjoyed the concert; they left early.
28. I ..... have studied harder for the exam.
29. He ..... have realized he had left his wallet at home.
30. What a pity you didn't enter the competition this year. You ..... won it.