This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Past Modal Verbs – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Modal Verbs Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Your phone is dead. You ..... recharged it this morning. A) Might have. B) Shouldn't have. C) Can't have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't have. 2. What is the correct way to say you were supposed to attend a meeting last week? A) I will attend a meeting next week. B) I was attending a meeting last week. C) I was supposed to attend a meeting last week. D) I should have attended a meeting last week. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I was supposed to attend a meeting last week. 3. "I ..... helped you, but I was too busy." A) Should have. B) Might have. C) Would have. D) Must have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have. 4. "You ..... left your phone at home; that's why you didn't receive the call." (Certain) A) Might have. B) Must have. C) Could have. D) Should have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 5. Which past modal verb is used to express a suggestion about a past action? A) Should have. B) Might have. C) Could have. D) Must have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have. 6. Translate:We must have been crazy! A) Nosotros somos locos!. B) Nosotros estamos locos!. C) Nosotros podemos haber estado locos!. D) Nosotros debemos haber estado locos!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nosotros debemos haber estado locos!. 7. What is the correct structure for expressing a past possibility that did not happen? A) Would have. B) Might have. C) Should have. D) Could have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might have. 8. He didn't study for the exam, but he still passed. What was not necessary? A) He didn't need to study. B) He must have studied hard. C) He should have studied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He didn't need to study. 9. Fill in the blank by using relative clause!That is my new neighbor ..... house is exactly next to mine. A) Who. B) Where. C) Which. D) Whose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whose. 10. I saw my friend run quickly to school. A) She couldn't have been late. B) She might have been late. C) She can't have been late. D) She must have been late. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She must have been late. 11. The children broke the door. A) The door was broke by the children. B) The door were broke by the children. C) The door was broken by the children. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The door was broken by the children. 12. I'm sure Sam and Ginny haven't got lost. They have satnav in their car. A) They might not have got lost. B) They can't have got lost. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They can't have got lost. 13. I've failed the History test again. I ..... harder. A) Must have studied. B) Might have studied. C) Should have studied. D) Will have studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have studied. 14. Select the correct answer(s).I ..... left my wallet in the restaurant. I paid for the taxi home afterwards. A) Must have. B) Could have. C) Can't have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't have. 15. Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D). Which sentence contains both an abstract and a concrete noun? A) The child opened the door. B) The room felt cold. C) The book explains justice. D) The car stopped suddenly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The book explains justice. 16. Obligations:Which modal verb expresses an obligation imposed by an authority from outside? A) Have to. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have to. 17. Dinda wasn't in the class this morning.What can be concluded from the sentence above? A) She must have arrived late at school. B) She might have arrived late at school. C) She couldn't have arrived late at school. D) She may arrived late at school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She must have arrived late at school. 18. They ..... come to the party last night because of their busy schedule. A) May. B) Will. C) Couldn't. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 19. They arrived at the party very early. What was not necessary? A) They didn't need to arrive so early. B) They could have arrived later. C) They must have arrived on time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They must have arrived on time. 20. She couldn't ..... the match last night because she's so upset today. A) Had won. B) Have won. C) Has won. D) Won. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have won. 21. It definitely wasn't my phone that rang in the cinema. Mine was on silent. A) It can't have been my phone. B) It mustn't have been my phone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It can't have been my phone. 22. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the modal verb: "You ..... eaten that cake." A) Should not. B) Should not have. C) Should not to. D) Should not have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should not have. 23. I'll lend you some money ..... that you promise to pay me back next week. A) Unless. B) Even if. C) Provided. D) Whether. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Provided. 24. Which modal expresses *a reproach in the past*? A) Should have. B) Can't have. C) Must have. D) May have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have. 25. Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D). Which sentence is incorrect because the noun should be concrete, not abstract? A) Honesty builds trust. B) Education is important in society. C) Happiness matters more than money. D) The freedom is on the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The freedom is on the table. 26. The party was wonderful, you really ..... ! A) Should have to come. B) Should have came. C) Should have to coming. D) Should have come. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should have come. 27. You ..... out last night! You've got an important meeting at work today and you're hungover! A) Mustn't have gone out. B) Mustn't have went out. C) Shouldn't have gone out. D) May not have gone out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shouldn't have gone out. 28. Mr. Anthony was the man ..... I met at the airport two days ago while I was waiting for my plane landed. A) Who. B) Whom. C) That. D) Whose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whom. 29. You ..... invited Sam to your party. He's a really nice guy. A) Can't have. B) Should have. C) Might not have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have. 30. Those books still would have been here if you ..... sold them. A) Are not. B) Wouldn't. C) Didn't. D) Don't. E) Hadn't. 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