This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modal Perfect Tense – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May not. 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" ? A) Speculating about a past event. B) Talking about hypothetical situations in the past. C) Saying that something happened but wasn't necessary. D) Indicating a mistake or bad decision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speculating about a past event. 3. Choose the correct past participle tense of the following verbs:teach/ think/ buy A) Teached/ thinked/ buyed. B) Tought/ thought/ bought. C) Taught/ thought/ bougth. D) Taught/ thought/ bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taught/ thought/ bought. 4. She ..... been a lawyer but she decided to study accountancy instead. A) Could have. B) May have. C) Should have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have. 5. We ..... have stayed home. That movie was terrible! A) Would. B) Must. C) Should. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 6. He ..... done it if I had said so. A) Must have. B) Would. C) Needn't. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would have. 7. Claire was very upset you didn't go to her birthday party. You ..... have gone. A) Could. B) Must. C) Might. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 8. Which modal perfect is used to express disapproval of a past action in the sentence "I should have listened to your advice" ? A) Might have called. B) Shouldn't have told. C) Could have given. D) Should have listened. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should have listened. 9. Which sentence is correct? My purse wasn't in my pocket. A) It must has bee in my bag. B) It must have been in my bag. C) It mustn't be in my bag. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It must have been in my bag. 10. Detective, my son ..... (not / steal) that car last Sunday afternoon. He was getting married at that time in front of 200 guests! A) Couldn't have stolen. B) Shouldn't have stolen. C) May not have stolen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't have stolen. 11. You went to Moscow in February? It ..... have been cold! A) Must. B) Could. C) Should. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 12. Listen to the teacher and answer the question.Is the "h-word" reduced? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 13. Some envelops could have been delivered. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 14. Select the sentence that uses a modal perfect appropriately: A) He can have been to the museum. B) She should have went to the doctor. C) They must have did their chores. D) We might have seen the movie last week. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We might have seen the movie last week. 15. Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of a modal perfect? A) He should have did his homework. B) I could have went to the store. C) She must have been there already. D) They can have arrived by now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She must have been there already. 16. Somebody ran in front of my car as I was driving. Fortunately, I ..... just in time. A) Could have stopped. B) Could have stop. C) Can stop. D) Could stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could stop. 17. I can't find Sue anywhere. She ..... shopping. A) Must have gone. B) Must go. C) Could have gone. D) Must has gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have gone. 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: A) Indicate a mistake or bad decision. B) Speculate about a past event. C) Talk about hypothetical situations in the past. D) Say that something happened but wasn't necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Say that something happened but wasn't necessary. 19. "I was sure that's not Jack's car. His car is red" . A) It can't have been Jack's car. B) It might not have been Jack's car. C) It may not have been Jack's car. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It can't have been Jack's car. 20. I shook hands instead of bowing in Japan-I ..... read about etiquette before I went. A) Should have. B) Needn't have. C) Shouldn't have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have. 21. He obviously wasn't successful at the interview-he looks miserable. He ..... been successful at the interview-he looks miserable. A) Can't have. B) Shouldn't have. C) May not have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't have. 22. The active voice is form with the modal+have +been+past participle of the verb. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrong. 23. There's no way Peter could have written that speech. A) Peter must not have written that speech. B) Peter should not have written that speech. C) Peter could not have written that speech. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peter could not have written that speech. 24. Complete the sentence.My passport ..... be at home. I've already looked inside my bag three times. A) May. B) Will. C) Must. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 25. She ..... have left her keys at home. A) Could. B) Must. C) Should. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 26. You ..... have eaten that sandwich; it was meant for someone else. A) Mustn't. B) Shouldn't. C) Can't. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouldn't. 27. They ..... have enjoyed the concert; they left early. A) Can't. B) Shouldn't. C) Couldn't. D) Mustn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 28. I ..... have studied harder for the exam. A) Can't. B) Might. C) Must. D) Shouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shouldn't. 29. He ..... have realized he had left his wallet at home. A) Might. B) Must. C) Could. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 30. What a pity you didn't enter the competition this year. You ..... won it. A) Could. B) Might. C) Should. D) May. 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