This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Past Modal Verbs – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Modal Verbs Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Your brother has been using your email account. You ..... told him your password. A) Must have. B) Mustn't have. C) Couldn't have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have. 2. If I had told him the insane truth, he ..... believed me. A) Couldn't have. B) Can't have. C) Mustn't have. D) Wouldn't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wouldn't have. 3. PART 2:Past Modal Verbs-Deduction. Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D). They knew every detail of the plan. Someone ..... told them beforehand. A) Must have. B) Wouldn't have. C) Can't have. D) Shouldn't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have. 4. The children have guilty expressions on their faces. They ..... A) Must have done something naughty. B) Must do something naughty. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have done something naughty. 5. She missed the train because she arrived late at the station. What was advisable? A) She should have arrived earlier. B) She must have arrived earlier. C) She can't have arrived earlier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She should have arrived earlier. 6. Spain ..... had less deaths if the government had restricted trips abroad. A) Could have. B) Could. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have. 7. Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D). Choose the option where the noun refers to something you cannot physically touch. A) Chair. B) Noise. C) Bottle. D) Freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Freedom. 8. Choose the correct answer.'I've photocopied that newspaper article.' 'Oh, you ..... have done. I bought two copies of the newspaper for us.' A) Ought to. B) Wouldn't. C) Shouldn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shouldn't. 9. They ..... (finished) the project on time if they ..... (started) earlier. A) Had finished / could start. B) Finish / might have started. C) Might finish / started. D) Would finish / had started. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had finished / could start. 10. You look sick. You ..... eaten something bad. A) Must have. B) Could have. C) Can't have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have. 11. If they ..... (listened) to the weather forecast, they ..... (not get) caught in the storm. A) Had listened / might not get. B) Had listened / wouldn't have got. C) Listened / wouldn't get. D) Listen / wouldn't have got. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had listened / wouldn't have got. 12. She ..... known the answer. It was very obvious A) Should have. B) Can't have. C) Must have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have. 13. PART 2:Past Modal Verbs-Deduction. Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D). He denies any involvement, and there is no evidence. He ..... committed the crime. A) Would have. B) Shouldn't have. C) Must have. D) Can't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't have. 14. How would you express that you had to finish your homework yesterday? A) I will finish my homework yesterday. B) I had to finish my homework yesterday. C) I have to finish my homework tomorrow. D) I finished my homework today. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I had to finish my homework yesterday. 15. What is the correct form to express a past unreal consequence? A) Should have. B) Might have. C) Would have. D) Could have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have. 16. Marta is working in the school right now. She ..... (be) in the middle of chaos. A) Must have been. B) Must had been. C) Must be. D) Must have be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must be. 17. A:Why wasn't Kelly at the meeting today?B:I saw her write it in her calendar, so she ..... A) Could have forgotten. B) Might have forgotten. C) Couldn't have forgotten. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't have forgotten. 18. You ..... what you were told! A) Might have do. B) Must have done. C) Would have done. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have done. 19. Jack is really upset. You ..... laughed at him! A) May not have. B) Can't have. C) Shouldn't have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shouldn't have. 20. What does "must have" suggest? A) Certainty about a past event. B) Certainty about a future event. C) Uncertainty about a past event. D) Uncertainty about a future event. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Certainty about a past event. 21. Maria looks tired. She ..... (be) awake all night. A) Might be. B) Might been. C) Might have be. D) Might have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might have been. 22. If you had a responsibility to call your friend, how would you phrase it? A) I need to call my friend to see how they're doing. B) I forgot to call my friend yesterday. C) I should text my friend instead. D) I will ignore my friend's call. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I need to call my friend to see how they're doing. 23. She was not sure when to leave. I ..... left earlier. A) Needn't have. B) Can't have. C) Might have. D) Should have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might have. 24. Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D). Which option contains ONLY concrete nouns? A) Love-trust. B) Anger-fear. C) Table-pencil. D) Freedom-courage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Table-pencil. 25. John didn't do his homework, so the teacher became very angry. John ..... his homework. A) Could have done. B) Must have done. C) Should have done. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have done. 26. Choose the correct answer.She ..... have won the match, but she didn't focus properly, so she lost. A) Could. B) Can. C) Won't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 27. He ..... seriously injured. Fortunately, nothing happened. A) Should have been. B) Could have been. C) Wouldn't have been. D) Mightn't have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could have been. 28. Choose the correct answer.I can't find my purse. It ..... have been stolen. A) May. B) Can. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May. 29. He went to Siberia on holiday. It ..... A) Could have been so cold!. B) May have been so cold!. C) Can't have been so cold!. D) Must have been so cold!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must have been so cold!. 30. Mum usually ..... milk in the morning, but today she ..... orange juice. A) Drinks, is drinking. B) Is drinking, drinks. C) Drinks, drinks. D) Drinking, drinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drinks, is drinking. 31. ..... on time, even if I'd left earlier. There were dreadful traffic jams all the way. A) I should have arrived. B) I couldn't have arrived. C) I may have arrived. D) I must have arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I couldn't have arrived. 32. CHOOSE THE SENTENCE WITH SIMILAR MEANING:Don't waste your time asking Bryan to come with us. A) It's not worth ask Brian to come with us. B) It's not worth by asking Brian to come with us. C) It's not worth to ask Brian to come with us. D) It's not worth asking Brian to come with us. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's not worth asking Brian to come with us. 33. If I had had some cash on me, I ..... bought an ice-cream. A) Shouldn't have. B) Would have. C) Should have. D) Must have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would have. 34. Teachers and students ..... to use different digital resources now. A) Learn. B) Are learning. C) Learns. D) Is learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are learning. 35. Surya ..... to the shop. I wasn't there when he left the house. A) Must have gone. B) May have gone. C) Can't have gone. D) Won't have gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May have gone. 36. To express regret or criticism in the past, we use: A) Must have. B) Should have. C) Would have. D) Could have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have. 37. You look freezing. You ..... worn a coat. A) Should have. B) Might not have. C) Could have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have. 38. I don't believe it wasn't his fault. I think he ..... been involved. A) Must not have. B) Can't have. C) Might have. D) Should have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might have. 39. PART 2:Past Modal Verbs-Deduction. Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D). The lights were on all night. Someone ..... forgotten to turn them off. A) Shouldn't have. B) Must have. C) Wouldn't have. D) Can't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 40. How would you express that you had to wear a uniform at your previous job? A) I chose my own clothes at my previous job. B) I was required to wear a uniform at my previous job. C) Uniforms were optional at my last job. D) I never wore a uniform in my career. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I was required to wear a uniform at my previous job. 41. Helen ..... home, she was here a minute ago. A) Can't have gone. B) Can't have go. C) Can't have going. D) Can't have went. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't have gone. 42. Translate:Yo hubiera comprado esta moto A) I haven't had bought that motorcycle. B) No one is correct. C) I would have bought that motorcycle. D) I will bought that motorcycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I would have bought that motorcycle. 43. If I had brought my laptop, we ..... the assignment without problems. A) Might not have done. B) Could have done. C) Would have doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could have done. 44. ..... your uncle ..... as a builder in London? A) Does/work. B) Does/works. C) Do/work. D) Do/works. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does/work. 45. PART 2:Past Modal Verbs-Deduction. Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D). The room is perfectly clean. They ..... finished cleaning hours ago. A) Might. B) Must have. C) Can't have. D) Shouldn't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 46. Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D). In which sentence is the noun used abstractly? A) She stared at the glass window. B) The glass fell on the floor. C) His words gave me hope. D) He broke the glass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His words gave me hope. 47. Andrew ..... to Cambridge University, but he decided to travel instead. A) Can't have gone. B) Could have gone. C) Must have gone. D) Should have gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could have gone. 48. She didn't pass the driving test. What was possible? A) She must have practiced more. B) She should have practiced more. C) She could have practiced more. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She could have practiced more. 49. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the modal verb: "I ..... go to the doctor last week." A) Will have to. B) Had to. C) Have to. D) Must have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had to. 50. Complete the sentence:"You ..... a table earlier. The restaurant is already full. A) Should have booked. B) Had to book. C) Must have book. D) Ought to book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have booked. 51. If they ..... (studied) harder, they ..... (passed) the exam. A) Had studied / could have passed. B) Had studied / might pass. C) Studied / would have pass. D) Would study / could pass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had studied / could have passed. 52. As a good friend of him, I suggested him that he ..... much time on his phone. A) Shouldn't have spent. B) Shouldn't spend. C) Should spend. D) Wouldn't spend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shouldn't have spent. 53. "You ..... studied more for the exam. Now it's too late." A) Would have. B) Might have. C) Must have. D) Should have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should have. 54. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the modal verb: "She ..... swim when she was five." A) Could to. B) Could. C) Could be. D) Could have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 55. She ..... had an accident A) Must to have. B) Must have. C) Must has. D) Must having. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 56. He ..... (catch) the train if he ..... (left) home earlier. A) Catches / would leave. B) Catched / might leave. C) Might catch / leaves. D) Could catch / had left. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could catch / had left. 57. Where do you think Juan is today? I have no idea. He ..... A) May have slept. B) Should have slept. C) Couldn't have slept. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May have slept. 58. He ..... helped you, but he chose not to. A) Could have. B) Should have. C) Must have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have. 59. She ..... have lost her keys at the park; let's go and check. A) Should. B) Must. C) Might. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 60. You ..... out last night. I called several times but nobody answered the phone. A) Must be. B) Could have been. C) Should have been. D) Must have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must have been. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Modal Verbs Quiz 1Past Modal Verbs Quiz 2Past Modal Verbs Quiz 3Past Modal Verbs Quiz 5Past Modal Verbs Quiz 6Past Modal Verbs Quiz 7Can And Could QuizContinuous Modal Verbs Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books