This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modal Perfect Tense – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You ought to ..... to me, young lady. I'm talking to you. A) Listen. B) Have listened. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Listen. 2. The car plunged into the river. The driver out but the passengers were drowned. A) Was able to get. B) Could get. C) Is able to get. D) Can get. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was able to get. 3. Margaret agreed to meet us at the entrance to the theater. She ..... for us when we get there. A) Ought to be. B) Might have been. C) Should have been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have been. 4. Alan ..... speak perfect French when he was only eight years old. A) Should. B) Could. C) Would. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 5. I ..... have called you earlier, but I wasn't feeling very well. A) Must. B) May. C) Can't. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would. 6. I didn't see John in class yesterday. He ..... ill. A) Would have. B) Must have. C) Could have. D) Should have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 7. Identify the sentence that is NOT using modal perfect correctly. A) She could have been at the concert. B) I should have went to the gym. C) He must have forgotten the meeting. D) They might have seen the movie already. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I should have went to the gym. 8. 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. 9. Which sentence correctly uses the modal perfect? A) She must left early. B) She must have left early. C) She must have leave early. D) She must has left early. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She must have left early. 10. 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. 11. "I forgot to bring my umbrella." "You ..... checked the weather before leaving." A) Should have. B) Might have. C) Must have. D) Could have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have. 12. You ..... go there with me. I can handle it; it's not difficult. A) Could you. B) Can't you. C) Would you mind. D) Why don't you. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could you. 13. I ..... give you a lift to the station. My car broke down yesterday. A) Could ask. B) Have to ask. C) Are able to ask. D) Must ask. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could ask. 14. I ..... play tennis every day when I was younger. A) Must be sleeping. B) May sleep. C) Must sleep. D) Should sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should sleep. 15. You ring the bell; I have a key. A) Couldn't. B) Mustn't. C) Needn't. D) May not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Needn't. 16. 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. 17. Modal perfect refers to the ..... A) Past. B) Present. C) Future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past. 18. Open the brackets:You ..... (should/ ask) Tim what time the race starts when he called. A) Should ask. B) Should have ask. C) Should have asked. D) Should asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have asked. 19. I don't know what to do.-You ..... your father for advice. A) Must. B) Had to. C) Could. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 20. Identify the sentence that demonstrates a correct use of modal perfect for past speculation. A) He might has gone to the store. B) He might have went to the store. C) He might have gone to the store. D) He might have go to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He might have gone to the store. 21. 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 have be made. D) Could be made. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have been made. 22. If we had known your new address, we to see you. A) Would have come. B) Will come. C) Came. D) Would come. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would have come. 23. 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. 24. Which word completes the sentence:You ..... the bills two weeks ago A) Might. B) Has to. C) Must. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 25. The fortune teller predicted that inherit a big fortune before the end of this year. A) She would. B) She will. C) Would. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She would. 26. Certainty in the pastHe ..... scared when he saw the snake! Of that I'm sure. A) Should be. B) Should have been. C) Must be. D) Must have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must have been. 27. These two boys look identical. They twins. A) Must have been. B) Should be. C) Must be. D) Should have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must be. 28. Choose the correct sentence using modal perfect to express a past possibility. A) They could have misses the bus. B) They could have miss the bus. C) They could have missed the bus. D) They could has missed the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They could have missed the bus. 29. 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. 30. What is the function of modal perfect in the sentence:'She should have studied for the exam'? A) Expresses a future possibility. B) Expresses a past obligation that was not fulfilled. C) Expresses a past ability. D) Expresses a present ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expresses a past obligation that was not fulfilled. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesModal Perfect Tense Quiz 1Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 2Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 3Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 4Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 5Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 6Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 8Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books