This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We ..... go to the market tomorrow. A) Can. B) May. C) Have to. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 2. He spent all that money last week. He ..... so much A) Shouldn't spend. B) Needn't have spent. C) Didn't have to spend. D) Didn't need to spend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Needn't have spent. 3. I think he ..... come to the party but I'm not sure. A) Must. B) Might. C) Shall. D) Would like. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 4. She shouldn't eat so much fast food. A) I saw her bike outside her house. B) She said that she wants to move. C) It isn't very healthy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It isn't very healthy. 5. My motorbike broke down in the middle of nowhere, but luckily I ..... to fix it. A) Have to. B) Could. C) Must. D) Was able. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was able. 6. His number was busy all night-he ..... on the phone for hours. A) Must be. B) Must have been. C) Can't have been. D) Could be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have been. 7. I ..... like to learn English some day. A) Must. B) Would. C) Will. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 8. My mother told me it was my obligation to clean my room yesterday.I ..... clean my room yesterday. A) Must. B) Should. C) Could. D) Had to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had to. 9. This is dangerous. They ..... sit down. A) Should. B) Can. C) Mustn't. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have to. 10. Rosa and Marta ..... be good soccer players. They have won hundreds of cups!! A) Should. B) Mustn't. C) Must. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 11. We (save) ..... a lot of trees if we (not waste) ..... so much paper A) Won't save; don't waste. B) Will save; waste. C) Will save; waste. D) Will save; don't waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will save; don't waste. 12. He ..... swim by the time he is four. A) Could. B) Must. C) Ought to. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 13. Choose the correct answer:It expressses an ability in past tense. A) Could. B) Should. C) Might. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 14. It's your brother's toy! You ..... take this without asking him. A) Mustn't. B) Must. C) Have to. D) Don't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mustn't. 15. My husband ..... play three musical instruments. A) Can. B) Must. C) May. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 16. Imran ..... have studied more for the final exam than playing. A) Should. B) Would. C) Must. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 17. The boys ..... study hard. A) Has to. B) May. C) Can. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have to. 18. Sarah didn't contact me. She ..... have got my message. A) Should. B) Couldn't. C) Must. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't. 19. I put my keys on the table, but now it's gone. Someone ..... have taken it. A) Had to. B) Should. C) Would rather. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) May. 20. You really (a) see that new documentary. It's fantastic. A) A have to. B) Can. C) Ought to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A have to. 21. I've already washed up, so you ..... bother to do that. A) Needn't. B) Don't have to. C) Can't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Needn't. 22. What is the meaning of the phrase:You should be studying? A) Recommendation/Advice. B) Probability/obligation. C) Order/probability. D) Permission/Notice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recommendation/Advice. 23. You ..... remember to check all your answers carefully. A) Can. B) Have to. C) Mustn't. D) Must. E) Had better. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must. 24. I don't know how to speak German.I ..... speak German. A) I'm not allowed to. B) Mustn't. C) Don't have to. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't. 25. ..... to talk to his boss yesterday? A) Were he able. B) Was he able. C) Could he. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was he able. 26. I'm not sure where she is. She ..... be upstairs. A) Must. B) Might. C) Can. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 27. We have to buy the ticket A) We must buy the billet. B) We must buy the bill. C) We must buy the billiards. D) We must buy the ticket. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We must buy the ticket. 28. 'Jim ..... lose some weight. His doctor said so." Then he must go on a diet.' A) Must. B) Need to. C) Has to. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has to. 29. What is the modal verb for "to want" A) Should. B) Want. C) Can. D) Want. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Want. 30. You ..... worry so much. It doesn't do you any good. A) Don't have to. B) Can't. C) Shouldn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shouldn't. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesModals Quiz 1Modals Quiz 2Modals Quiz 3Modals Quiz 4Modals Quiz 5Modals Quiz 6Modals Quiz 7Modals Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books