This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Past Modal Verbs – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Modal Verbs Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. No one exactly knew how the convict had escaped, but we think he ..... the jailer. A) Will have bribed. B) Should have bribed. C) Must have bribed. D) May have bribed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) May have bribed. 2. Which sentence uses "should have" correctly? A) You should telling me about the meeting. B) You should have tell me about the meeting. C) You should tell me about the meeting. D) You should have told me about the meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You should have told me about the meeting. 3. If you dropped your smart phone from top here, it ..... to pieces. A) Would have shattered. B) Has shatter. C) Would shatter. D) Shatter. E) Will shatter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would shatter. 4. They ..... (avoid) the traffic jam if they ..... (taken) the other route. A) Avoided / took. B) Would avoid / would take. C) Avoid / might have taken. D) Could avoid / had took. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could avoid / had took. 5. The weather was perfect, but they stayed indoors all day. What was not necessary? A) They didn't need to go outside. B) They should have gone outside. C) They must have gone outside. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They didn't need to go outside. 6. You ..... attend the training session if you want to improve your skills. A) Should. B) May. C) Can. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can. 7. If you ..... (asked) for help, someone ..... (assist) you. A) Asked / would assist. B) Ask / might assist. C) Had asked / could have assisted. D) Asks / will assist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asked / would assist. 8. I was allowed to sing A) Ich wollte singen. B) Ich konnte singen. C) Ich musste singen. D) Ich durfte singen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ich durfte singen. 9. Where is my phone??? The teacher ..... it and put it in the box A) Must have took. B) Must have take. C) Might have took. D) Might have taken. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might have taken. 10. I was waiting for you for half an hour. You ..... to say you weren't coming. A) Can have called. B) Could have called. C) Would have called. D) Must have called. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could have called. 11. The kids (must be) napping. A) Must have been napping. B) Might be napping. C) Must napped. D) Must have napped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have been napping. 12. If he ..... (listened) to his doctor's advice, he ..... (feel) better now. A) Listens / could have felt. B) Listens / would feel. C) Listened / might feel. D) Had listened / could feel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had listened / could feel. 13. They ..... worry about the test results as they had studied well. A) Could. B) Didn't have to. C) Had to. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didn't have to. 14. PART 2:Past Modal Verbs-Deduction. Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D). The phone was dead all day. She ..... received your message. A) Must have. B) Can't have. C) Might have. D) Shouldn't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't have. 15. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the modal verb: "He ..... done it." A) Could not have to. B) Could not have. C) Could not. D) Could not to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could not have. 16. Which past modal verb is used to criticize past actions? A) Might have. B) Must have. C) Should have. D) Could have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have. 17. Sharon was supposed to be here at nine o'clock. She ..... about our meeting. A) Must forget. B) Must have forgotten. C) Couldn't have forgotten. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have forgotten. 18. When did they ..... come? A) Had to. B) Have to. C) Didn't had. D) Didn't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have to. 19. A:Where is Marcos?B:He ..... (arrive) in a few minutes. There was an accident on the road. A) Might arrive. B) Might have arrived. C) Must have arrive. D) Must arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might arrive. 20. Choose the correct answer.'I saw you at the railway station last week.' 'Oh yes, that ..... have been on Monday, then.' A) Will. B) Should. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 21. Which of the following sentences is used to express past ability? A) She must have trained very hard to win the race. B) She should have trained harder to win the race. C) She might have trained hard to win the race. D) She could have won the race if she had trained harder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She could have won the race if she had trained harder. 22. 1) I can't find my cell phone. I ..... left it at work. A) Must have. B) Should have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have. 23. I won't lend you any money, ..... you promise to pay me back next week. A) Unless. B) Provided. C) Providing. D) Whether. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unless. 24. Fatima screamed in the class, Afra ..... her A) May have hitting. B) May have hit. C) May have hits. D) May have to hit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May have hit. 25. Which is used to talk about something that DIDN'T happen in the past? A) Could have. B) Must have. C) Should have. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have. 26. She ..... to finish her project before the deadline. A) Had to. B) Didn't have to. C) Couldn't. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had to. 27. The doctor said the test results ..... indicate a potential health issue. A) Will. B) Must. C) May. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May. 28. Each day, our math teacher ..... (try) to explain the material clearly but I am very confused. A) Are trying. B) Tries. C) Try. D) Is trying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tries. 29. I sent you a postcard, but you ..... received it yet. A) May have. B) Should have. C) Might not have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might not have. 30. Translate:I would have taken some preacutions A) Yo hubiera haber tomado mas precauciones. B) Yo deberia haber tomado mas precacuciones. C) Yo puedo tomar mas precauciones. D) Yo no debo tomar precauciones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yo hubiera haber tomado mas precauciones. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Modal Verbs Quiz 1Past Modal Verbs Quiz 3Past Modal Verbs Quiz 4Past Modal Verbs Quiz 5Past Modal Verbs Quiz 6Past Modal Verbs Quiz 7Past Modal Verbs Quiz 8Past Modal Verbs Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books