This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modals And Modal Perfects – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals And Modal Perfects Quiz 3 (21 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The sports equipment ..... stay on the field. It's going to rain soon. A) Doesn't need to. B) Doesn't have to. C) Shouldn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shouldn't. 2. It's possible to order tickets online. So you ..... wait in a queue at the theatre. A) Must. B) Don't have to. C) Should. D) Aren't able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't have to. 3. I'm not sure. Grandma's coming to visit, so you ..... to spend some time with her. A) Should. B) Better. C) Ought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ought. 4. There's a train every five minutes. It ..... be here soon. A) Should. B) Can. C) Must. D) Don't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 5. The little boy could have got very ill. A) The boy was very ill. B) The boy was not very ill. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boy was not very ill. 6. What is the main function of modal verbs? A) To form continuous verb tenses. B) To indicate past tense actions. C) To express ability, necessity, or permission. D) To express ability, necessity, permission, or probability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To express ability, necessity, permission, or probability. 7. The band's rise to fame is the subject ..... a new film. A) From. B) Of. C) In. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 8. I feel so sick. I ..... that old sushi. What was I thinking? A) Must have eaten. B) Can't have eaten. C) Shouldn't have eaten. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shouldn't have eaten. 9. I ..... the fine on time. Now it's going to be double the amount. A) Should have paid. B) Must have paid. C) Would have paid. D) Can have paid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have paid. 10. Ned could have borrowed the car, but he walked to work instead. A) Ned wanted to drive to work, but he couldn't. B) Ned decided to walk to work. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ned decided to walk to work. 11. If you wanted to stay in that hotel you ..... booked before! A) Could have. B) Might have. C) Should have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have. 12. They ..... very busy this week. They haven't even phoned us. A) May have be. B) Might be. C) Must have been. D) Could have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have been. 13. The first page grabbed my attention, so I continued / didn't continue reading the book. A) Continued. B) Didn't continue. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Continued. 14. Jane may not come to the party. A) It's not certain that Jane will come to the party. B) It's not certain that Jane came to the party. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's not certain that Jane will come to the party. 15. Ryan couldn't come because he was ill. A) Obligation. B) Ability. C) Advice. D) Possibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ability. 16. I heard the mayor was there, but I ..... him. I have no idea what he looks like. A) Might not recognize. B) Should not recognize. C) Couldn't recognize. D) Can't recognize. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't recognize. 17. Street parties disturb the residents. In my opinion, the city ..... them years ago. A) Should have banned. B) Must have banned. C) Might have banned. D) Can have banned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have banned. 18. When you talk to him, I think you ..... tell him that you're sorry. A) Ought. B) Should. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 19. If I had known about your accident, I ..... phoned you. A) May have. B) Should have. C) Would have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have. 20. I ..... finish an essay tonight. A) Have got. B) Mustn't. C) Need to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Need to. 21. I should have apologised to John. A) I didn't apologise to John. B) I apologised to John. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I didn't apologise to John. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesModals And Modal Perfects Quiz 1Modals And Modal Perfects Quiz 2Auxiliary Verbs For Emphasis QuizAuxiliary Vs. Modal Verbs QuizEmphatic Verbs QuizFce Modals And Semi Modals QuizHelping Verbs QuizMain And Auxiliary Verbs Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books