This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Perfect Modals – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Perfect Modals Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If I had known about your accident, I ..... (phone) you. A) May have phoned. B) Would have phoned. C) Must have phoned. D) Couldn't have phoned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would have phoned. 2. My dad told us he ..... to work late that night. A) Must. B) Had. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 3. That was a secret! You shouldn't have told anyone. A) You told someone. B) You didn't tell anyone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You told someone. 4. Choose the correct option.I can't believe Jim hasn't arrived yet. He ..... taken the wrong train. A) Can have. B) Must have. C) Should have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 5. Being caught up in a Tsunami ..... a terrifying experience. A) Should have been. B) Must have been. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have been. 6. The children ..... (do) their homework last night. They are worried on the way to school. A) Could have done. B) Would have done. C) Must have done. D) Should have done. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should have done. 7. Felicia stopped painting at an early age. She ..... a huge success, but now we'll never know. A) Couldn't have been. B) Should have been. C) Might have been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might have been. 8. Which perfect modal suggests a possible action that did not happen? A) Should have. B) Ought to have. C) Could have. D) Must have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could have. 9. He ..... have committed the crime because he was with me all day. A) Shouldn't. B) Couldn't. C) Mustn't. D) Won't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't. 10. We ..... that skyscraper. He's not an architect. A) Must have designed. B) Can't designed. C) Can't have designed. D) Wouldn't have designed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't have designed. 11. When Sally couldn't find her bag, she thought someone ..... stolen it. A) MUST HAVE. B) COULD HAD. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MUST HAVE. 12. Kies het juiste antwoord (nog steeds Present Perfect):My brother ..... (work) at this school for 10 years. A) Have worked. B) Worked. C) Has worked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has worked. 13. A:Lucy did not say hello to Marco and now he is mad with her.b:Really? ..... A) I would have not get angry with her. B) He could have been nicer with him. C) She should have been more polite. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She should have been more polite. 14. We use ..... , ..... or ..... have + past participle when we think something possibly happened or was possibly true A) Should, must, had to. B) Might, could, may. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might, could, may. 15. Kies de juiste modal (hulpwerkwoord):You ..... feed the animals in the zoo. It's forbidden. A) Would. B) Can. C) Must not. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must not. 16. This camera needs ..... It doesn't work. A) To repair. B) Repair. C) Being repaired. D) Repairing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repairing. 17. ELLA PUDO HABER LLAMADO (30%) A) SHE MAY HAVE CALLED. B) SHE COULD HAVE CALLED. C) SHE MIGHT HAVE CALLED. D) NONE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SHE MIGHT HAVE CALLED. 18. You ..... me on the video. I didn't leave home yesterday. A) 1-must not have enjoyed. B) Couldn't have seen. C) Must not have noticed. D) Must not have known. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't have seen. 19. She ..... called to cancel the meeting if she knew she wouldn't make it. A) Could have. B) Must have. C) Might have. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would have. 20. I ..... taken the train instead of this slow bus! A) Could have. B) Couldn't have. C) Must have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have. 21. If I had known about your accident, I ..... called you. A) May have. B) Should have. C) Would have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have. 22. I apologized for the mess, but she said she ..... A) Didn't notice. B) Hadn't noticed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't noticed. 23. Choose the correct perfect modal for the following sentence:'She ..... finished her homework before going to bed.' A) Could have. B) Would have. C) Should have. D) Might have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have. 24. She said she ..... help us if we wanted her to. A) Can. B) Could. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 25. DEBI HABERTE LLAMADO. LO SIENTO A) I MIGHT HAVE CALLED YOU. I'M SORRY. B) I COULD HAVE CALLED YOU. I'M SORRY. C) I SHOULD HAVE CALLED YOU. I'M SORRY. D) NONE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I SHOULD HAVE CALLED YOU. I'M SORRY. 26. Don't lie to me that you were ill yesterday. You ..... been ill-Don said you were at the ice hockey match last night. A) Must have. B) Should not have. C) Could not have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could not have. 27. I ..... gone out last night because I feel tired today A) Can't have. B) Shouldn't have. C) Didn't have. D) Must have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouldn't have. 28. Which modal is used to express ability or capability? A) May. B) Could. C) Should. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can. 29. Roy failed the exam, what he should do? A) He shouldn't have study more. B) He should have study more. C) He should have studied more. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He should have studied more. 30. Jack missed the plane. He ..... left home earlier A) Should have. B) Could have. C) Might have. D) Must have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have. 31. Jabe isn't at home. She ..... gone out. A) Could have. B) Might have. C) Couldn't have. D) Must have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must have. 32. Maria ..... studied more about Bolivia's history before her exam. A) Can have. B) Must have. C) Should have. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have. 33. You ..... seen her. She was standing next to you. A) Should have. B) Must have. C) Could have. D) Ought to have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 34. You should have known that we had a test today A) You didn't know about today's test. B) You didn't know about today's test. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You didn't know about today's test. 35. Which perfect modal is used to speculate about a past event? A) Should have. B) Could have. C) Will have. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could have. 36. The tourists ..... visited Salar de Uyuni during the dry season to see the mirror effect A) Might. B) Must. C) Can have. D) Should have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should have. 37. He told us we ..... pay for the food we had eaten. A) Must. B) Had to. C) Will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had to. 38. You ..... come to see the film with us. It was great! A) Should have. B) Didn't have to. C) Can. D) Must have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have. 39. Well, there's no sign of Bob yet. He must ..... missed the train. A) Of. B) Have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 40. Choose a possible reason (perfect modals):"Aby isn't here" A) She must go home early. B) Maybe she have gone home. C) She must have gone home early. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She must have gone home early. 41. I wasn't thirsty. I didn't drink the lemonade. A) If I was thirsty, I would drink the lemonade. B) If I had been thirsty, I would've drunk the lemonade. C) If I would have been thirsty, I drank the lemonade. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If I had been thirsty, I would've drunk the lemonade. 42. Which of the following is the correct form of the present perfect tense for the verb 'to eat' in the third person singular? A) Had eaten. B) Has ate. C) Has eaten. D) Have eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has eaten. 43. Which modal verb is used to express possibility in the passive voice? A) Can. B) Shall. C) Might. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 44. We ..... last night, but we went to the concert instead. A) Must have studied. B) Should have studied. C) Might study. D) Would study. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have studied. 45. John ..... (call) Amy, but he didn't have her number. (past willingness) A) Should have called. B) Shouldn't have called. C) Could have called. D) Would have called. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would have called. 46. The ground is very wet this morning. It ..... rained last night. A) Must have. B) Couldn't have. C) Would have. D) Should have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have. 47. My parents told me they ..... weeks with a leak under the sink before they finally ..... a plumber to get it fixed. A) Had spent-called. B) Have spent-called. C) Spent-had called. D) Spended-called. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had spent-called. 48. Discuss the implication of 'could have' in the sentence 'I could have helped you with the project'. A) The implication of 'could have' is that the assistance was provided. B) The implication of 'could have' is that the project was completed successfully. C) The implication of 'could have' is that the project was not important. D) The implication of 'could have' is that there was a potential for assistance, but it was not actualized. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The implication of 'could have' is that there was a potential for assistance, but it was not actualized. 49. I ..... him yet. A) Haven't phone. B) Didn't phone. C) Phoned. D) Haven't phoned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Haven't phoned. 50. I ..... go to school yesterday because it was Saturday. A) Should. B) Can't. C) Mustn't. D) Didn't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Didn't have to. 51. We use can't have ..... A) Possibility to do something in the past which wasn't done in the end. B) Desire to do something which wasn't actually done because of external circumstances. C) Certainty that something didn't happen. D) Logical conclusion about an event in the past. E) Criticism or regret after an event. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Certainty that something didn't happen. 52. Use ..... + a past participle to express ability. A) Could have. B) May have. C) Must have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have. 53. I can't find my umbrella. I ..... it in the restaurant last night. A) Left. B) Had left. C) Might leave. D) Must have left. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must have left. 54. I shouldn't have bought these expensive shoes. Now, I don't have any money. A) Ability. B) Conclusion. C) Regret. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regret. 55. I ..... (eat) so much chocolate! I feel sick! (past negative advice / regret) A) Couldn't have. B) Wouldn't have. C) Could have. D) Shouldn't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shouldn't have. 56. Choose the proper modal to complete the sentence.I ..... have called you before I left A) Should. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 57. Choose the correct perfect modal for the following sentence:'The car ..... been stolen last night.' A) Could have. B) Must have. C) Might have. D) Should have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 58. No, that's not my telephone number. You ..... it down wrong. (write) A) MUST HAVE WRITTEN. B) MUST HAVE WROTE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MUST HAVE WRITTEN. 59. Choose the proper modal to complete the sentence.Carlos ..... have fixed his car A) Can. B) May. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 60. He ..... you more help, even though he was very busy. A) Might give. B) May have given. C) Might have given. D) May give. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might have given. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPerfect Modals Quiz 1Perfect Modals Quiz 2Perfect Modals Quiz 3Perfect Modals Quiz 4Perfect Modals Quiz 6Perfect Modals Quiz 7Perfect Modals Quiz 8Perfect Modals Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books