This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals Of Deduction Present And Past – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Of Deduction Present And Past Quiz 1 (42 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Last summer I took four exams and failed them all!-You ..... been very disappointed. A) Might have. B) Must have. C) Mustn't have. D) May have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 2. People ..... that song-the radio played it many times every day. A) Must like. B) Must have liked. C) Couldn't like. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have liked. 3. Violet ..... the key and now you can't find it. A) Could take. B) Couldn't have taken. C) Could have taken. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could have taken. 4. I'm not really sure how I fell off my bike. I ..... a rock. A) Might have tripped over. B) Can't have tripped over. C) Must have tripped over. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might have tripped over. 5. I'm sure that Sean has studied Spanish before because he speaks it fluently. A) He must study Spanish. B) He must have studied Spanish. C) He had to study. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He must have studied Spanish. 6. There are some dark clouds in the sky. It ..... later. A) Must rain. B) Can't rain. C) May rain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May rain. 7. I can't see their car in front of the house. They ..... A) Must leave. B) Must have left. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have left. 8. It ..... be a spider. It's just got six legs. A) Might. B) Can't. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 9. A lot of people are carrying umbrellas-it ..... before. A) Could rain. B) Must have rained. C) Had to rain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have rained. 10. She ..... the book before, that's why she knows the ending. A) Must read. B) Must have read. C) Can't have read. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have read. 11. There are no lights on in their house, They ..... to bed already. A) Could go. B) Could have gone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could have gone. 12. It's still possible that we will save enough money to go to Peru. A) We might go to Peru. B) We might have gone to Peru. C) We must go to Peru. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We might go to Peru. 13. Matt said he would call me but he didn't.-He ..... your number. A) Might lose. B) Might have lost. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might have lost. 14. I can't find my phone. I ..... it on the bus. A) Might leave. B) Might have left. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might have left. 15. The baby fell asleep in two minutes. It ..... very tired. A) Might have been. B) Can't have been. C) Must have been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have been. 16. I'm sure that that woman isn't Andy's mother-she's too young. A) She can't be Andy's mother. B) She couldn't have been Andy's mother. C) She might be Andy's mother. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She can't be Andy's mother. 17. She is not answering her phone. She ..... asleep. A) Could be. B) Could have been. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could be. 18. Perry hasn't got any money. He ..... that phone. A) Might have bought. B) Can't have bought. C) Must have bought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't have bought. 19. There ..... be anyone at home now. All the lights are off. A) Might. B) Can't. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 20. I'm sure that the animal we saw in the forest wasn't a bear! A) It must have been a bear. B) It can't have been a bear. C) It may have been a bear. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It can't have been a bear. 21. Does your aunt like modern art? You ..... her to the new art gallery when she next visits you. A) Can't take. B) Must take. C) Could have taken her. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must take. 22. Complete the blank.I don't like the sound of the engine. It ..... be a mechanical problem. A) Can't. B) Might. C) Mustn't. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 23. If money is not a problem, you ..... at the new four-star hotel in the centre. A) Could stay. B) Must stay. C) Can't stay. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could stay. 24. Chris sounded really annoyed on the phone.-Well, he ..... an argument with his wife. A) Might have. B) Might have had. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might have had. 25. Their car is parked outside their house. They ..... at home. A) Must be. B) Must have been. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must be. 26. Jane ..... the truth-she always knows everything. A) Might know. B) Might have known. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might know. 27. Bella ..... be very tired. She's been working all night. A) Might. B) Can't. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 28. She ..... the problem by accident. She's usually very lucky. A) Couldn't have solved. B) Could solve. C) Could have solved. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could have solved. 29. I ..... into town. I need some fresh air. A) May walk. B) May have walked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May walk. 30. Adam's good with computers-he ..... your problem. Just ask him. A) Could solve. B) Can't solve. C) May not solve. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could solve. 31. We ..... in Glasgow while I was living there. A) Might meet. B) Might not have met. C) Might have met. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might have met. 32. It's possible that he missed his plane because he didn'thave his passport. A) He might have missed the plane. B) He could have missed the plane. C) He must have missed the plane. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He might have missed the plane. 33. You ..... serious about taking a gap year. It's such a bad idea. A) Couldn't have been. B) Might be. C) Can't be serious. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't be serious. 34. The rivers and lakes are almost dry in this region-it ..... for a long time. A) Can't have rained. B) Can't rained. C) Could have rained. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't have rained. 35. I'm sure the price of the ticket is correct-I've checked it three times. A) It may be correct. B) It must be correct. C) It can be correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It must be correct. 36. They're late. They ..... the bus. A) May miss. B) May have missed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May have missed. 37. Many people ..... the new restaurant-it's always full in the evenings. A) Must like. B) Must have liked. C) Couldn't like. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must like. 38. He's been playing that computer game all day-he ..... it very much. A) Must like. B) Must have liked. C) Can't have liked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must like. 39. He's been studying for the exam all week-he ..... it very seriously. A) Must take. B) Must have taken. C) Can't have taken. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have taken. 40. It's possible that Dania is at home now. A) She could be at home now. B) She could have been at home now. C) She must be at home now. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She could be at home now. 41. Wow, she's got five hundred friends. She ..... be very popular. A) Might. B) Can't. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 42. I always lose my wallet. I ..... it at home. A) Might have left. B) Can't have left. C) Must have left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have left. Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesCan And Could QuizContinuous Modal Verbs QuizMay And Might QuizModal Perfect Tense QuizModal Verb QuizModal Verbs For Advice QuizModals Expressing Permission QuizModals For Recommendations Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books