This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Past Modal Verbs – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Modal Verbs Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He ..... seriously injured. Fortunately, nothing happened. A) Should have been. B) Wouldn't have been. C) Mightn't have been. D) Could have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could have been. 2. 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. 3. I can't believe you met Steve Jobs in person. That ..... been amazing! A) Should have. B) Must have. C) Might have. D) Couldn't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 4. He went to Siberia on holiday. It ..... A) Can't have been so cold!. B) May have been so cold!. C) Could have been so cold!. D) Must have been so cold!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must have been so cold!. 5. Mum usually ..... milk in the morning, but today she ..... orange juice. A) Drinks, is drinking. B) Drinking, drinking. C) Drinks, drinks. D) Is drinking, drinks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drinks, is drinking. 6. ..... on time, even if I'd left earlier. There were dreadful traffic jams all the way. A) I must have arrived. B) I may have arrived. C) I should have arrived. D) I couldn't have arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I couldn't have arrived. 7. CHOOSE THE SENTENCE WITH SIMILAR MEANING:Don't waste your time asking Bryan to come with us. A) It's not worth by asking Brian to come with us. B) It's not worth asking Brian to come with us. C) It's not worth ask Brian to come with us. D) It's not worth to ask Brian to come with us. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's not worth asking Brian to come with us. 8. If I had had some cash on me, I ..... bought an ice-cream. A) Would have. B) Shouldn't have. C) Must have. D) Should have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would have. 9. Teachers and students ..... to use different digital resources now. A) Learn. B) Learns. C) Is learning. D) Are learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are learning. 10. I'm so thankful for your help with this project. I ..... it without you! A) Must have done. B) Couldn't have done. C) Should have done. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't have done. 11. Surya ..... to the shop. I wasn't there when he left the house. A) Must have gone. B) Won't have gone. C) May have gone. D) Can't have gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May have gone. 12. To express regret or criticism in the past, we use: A) Would have. B) Must have. C) Should have. D) Could have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have. 13. 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. 14. I don't believe it wasn't his fault. I think he ..... been involved. A) Should have. B) Must not have. C) Can't have. D) Might have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might have. 15. 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) Can't have. C) Must have. D) Wouldn't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have. 16. How would you express that you had to wear a uniform at your previous job? A) Uniforms were optional at my last job. B) I never wore a uniform in my career. C) I chose my own clothes at my previous job. D) I was required to wear a uniform at my previous job. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was required to wear a uniform at my previous job. 17. Helen ..... home, she was here a minute ago. A) Can't have going. B) Can't have gone. C) Can't have went. D) Can't have go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't have gone. 18. Translate:Yo hubiera comprado esta moto A) No one is correct. B) I haven't had bought that motorcycle. C) I would have bought that motorcycle. D) I will bought that motorcycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I would have bought that motorcycle. 19. 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. 20. ..... 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. 21. 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) Must have. B) Shouldn't have. C) Can't have. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have. 22. Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D). In which sentence is the noun used abstractly? A) He broke the glass. B) The glass fell on the floor. C) His words gave me hope. D) She stared at the glass window. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His words gave me hope. 23. Andrew ..... to Cambridge University, but he decided to travel instead. A) Can't have gone. B) Should have gone. C) Must have gone. D) Could have gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could have gone. 24. 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. 25. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the modal verb: "I ..... go to the doctor last week." A) Will have to. B) Have to. C) Must have to. D) Had to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had to. 26. Complete the sentence:"You ..... a table earlier. The restaurant is already full. A) Should have booked. B) Ought to book. C) Had to book. D) Must have book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have booked. 27. If they ..... (studied) harder, they ..... (passed) the exam. A) Studied / would have pass. B) Had studied / could have passed. C) Would study / could pass. D) Had studied / might pass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had studied / could have passed. 28. 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) Wouldn't spend. D) Should spend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shouldn't have spent. 29. "You ..... studied more for the exam. Now it's too late." A) Should have. B) Must have. C) Might have. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have. 30. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the modal verb: "She ..... swim when she was five." A) Could be. B) Could have. C) Could. D) Could to. 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