This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Past Modal Verbs – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Modal Verbs Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My sister ..... by wild tigers, she is at the hospital. A) Was attack. B) Was attacked. C) Is attacked. D) Are attacked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was attacked. 2. She ..... left early. Her car is still outside. A) Must have. B) Can't have. C) Might have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't have. 3. You ..... attend the meeting if you want to, but it's not mandatory. A) Should. B) May. C) Can. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 4. What does "could have" represent? A) A future event that is uncertain. B) A past event that is certain. C) A future event that is certain. D) A past event that is uncertain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A past event that is uncertain. 5. Keiko did really well on the exams. She ..... A) Must sudy a lot. B) Must studied a lot. C) Must have studied a lot. D) Must have study a lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have studied a lot. 6. By next week, we ..... completed the construction of the new building. A) Must have. B) Could. C) Shall. D) Will have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will have. 7. Do you think we ..... avoided the economic crisis if we had acted differently? A) Must have. B) Might not have. C) Should have. D) Could have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could have. 8. You ..... studied harder. The exam was difficult. A) Might have. B) Must have. C) Should have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have. 9. We didn't ..... to go to school on Saturdays. A) Have to. B) Had to. C) Didn't had. D) Didn't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have to. 10. Alexis failed the exam. He ..... enough. A) Mustn't have studied. B) Might have studied. C) Should have studied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mustn't have studied. 11. He didn't wear a coat, and now he's shivering in the cold. What was advisable? A) He should have worn a coat. B) He needn't have worn a coat. C) He could have to worn a coat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He should have worn a coat. 12. If she ..... (been) more careful, she ..... (not fall) down the stairs. A) Has, would not have fall. B) Had, might not have fallen. C) Have, could not falling. D) Had, would not have fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had, might not have fallen. 13. You look really cold! You ..... a jacket today. A) Might have worn. B) May have worn. C) Must have worn. D) Should have worn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should have worn. 14. She (could ask) the way to our house A) Could have asked. B) Could have ask. C) Can have asked. D) Could have not asks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have asked. 15. He ..... understand the complex instructions without help. A) Had to. B) Could. C) Couldn't. D) Didn't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 16. What does "should have" suggest? A) A past obligation that was fulfilled. B) A future obligation that will not be fulfilled. C) A past obligation that was not fulfilled. D) A future obligation that will be fulfilled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A past obligation that was not fulfilled. 17. You ..... your old dog. It needs you care and attention now, more than ever. A) Might not have dumped. B) Can't have dumped. C) Won't have dumped. D) Shouldn't have dumped. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shouldn't have dumped. 18. Did the people ..... careful? A) Had to. B) Have to. C) Have to be. D) Had to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have to be. 19. They ..... attend the event if they didn't want to. A) Didn't have to. B) Couldn't. C) Had to. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't have to. 20. "I ..... warned you about the danger, but I forgot." A) Might have. B) Must have. C) Should have. D) Could have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have. 21. Perhaps John heard the story from Pippa.= Pippa ..... have told John the story. A) Couldn't. B) Can't. C) Might. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 22. Jose didn't submit the report. He ..... (experience) issues with the internet. A) Could have experienced. B) Must have experience. C) Might experienced. D) Will experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have experienced. 23. If you had to complete a project, how would you state that obligation? A) Completing the project is optional for me. B) I should finish the project if I have time. C) I am obligated to complete the project. D) I might complete the project if I feel like it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I am obligated to complete the project. 24. The teacher was unhappy after class, the students ..... their homework. A) Mustn't have finishing. B) Mustn't have to finished. C) Mustn't have finish. D) Mustn't have finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mustn't have finished. 25. What is the correct formulation for saying you were meant to visit your grandparents last Sunday? A) I should have visited my grandparents last Sunday. B) I was planning to visit my grandparents next Sunday. C) I was meant to visit my grandparents last Saturday. D) I was supposed to visit my grandparents last Sunday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was supposed to visit my grandparents last Sunday. 26. "They ..... taken a different route to avoid the traffic." (It's possible) A) Should have. B) Could have. C) Must have. D) Might have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might have. 27. I can't remember when I last saw you. Maybe it was last April, or it ..... been in the summer. A) Might have. B) Must have. C) Can't have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might have. 28. Jane:I'm quite weak to push the heavy box ..... ?Ben:Sure, with my pleasure. A) Would you mind help me. B) Could you be helping. C) Can you help me. D) Would you help me, please. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would you help me, please. 29. You ..... to ask for permission before leaving the premises. A) Had to. B) Didn't have to. C) Could. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had to. 30. I ..... wear a school uniform when I was a child. A) Have to. B) Had to. C) Didn't had to. D) Don't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had to. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Modal Verbs Quiz 1Past Modal Verbs Quiz 2Past 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