This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modal Perfect Tense – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Are you sure? It ..... not be a good idea! A) Should. B) Might. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 2. You ..... gone to Dan's party-it was fantastic! A) Must have. B) Should have. C) Would have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have. 3. You ..... saving money years ago. Now it's too late. A) Needn't have started. B) Must have started. C) Should have started. D) May have started. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have started. 4. My gloves were on the table when I went to the washroom, and now they are gone. Somebody ..... A) Might have taken them. B) Will have taken them. C) Must have took them. D) Must have taken them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must have taken them. 5. What is the purpose of the modal perfect "ought to have asked" in the sentence "He ought to have asked for directions before getting lost" ? A) Speculating about a past event. B) Indicating a mistake or bad decision. C) Talking about hypothetical situations in the past. D) Saying that something happened but wasn't necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indicating a mistake or bad decision. 6. We use modal perfects to show possibility or certainty of ..... events A) Present. B) Past. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Past. 7. Choose the correct modal perfect to complete the sentence:'They ..... the meeting, but I can't find them anywhere.' A) Must have attended. B) Must attended. C) Must have attend. D) Must has attended. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have attended. 8. I ..... out but I didn't feel like it, so I stayed at home. A) Could go. B) Can go. C) Could have gone. D) Must have gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could have gone. 9. He ..... passed his driving test. He looked really sad. A) Might have. B) Can't have. C) Must have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't have. 10. I ..... to the party if you'd told me about it. A) Should have come. B) Might have come. C) Must have come. D) Can't have come. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might have come. 11. Those shoes were the wrong colour. She ..... them. A) Shouldn't have worn. B) Shouldn't has worn. C) Mustn't have worn. D) Couldn't have worn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shouldn't have worn. 12. You ..... all your money already-it's only 10 o'clock ! A) Can't have spent. B) Shouldn't have spent. C) Must have spent. D) Should have spent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't have spent. 13. What is the purpose of the modal perfect "needn't have bought" in the sentence "Thanks, but you needn't have bought me present. At my age, I don't really need anything new" ? A) Speculating about a past event. B) Indicating a mistake or bad decision. C) Talking about hypothetical situations in the past. D) Saying that something happened but wasn't necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saying that something happened but wasn't necessary. 14. Choose the correct past participle tense of the following verbs:arrive/ tell/ lose/ choose A) Arrive/ tell/ lose/ choose. B) Arrived/ told/ lost/ chosen. C) Arrived/ telled/ lost/ chosen. D) Arrived/ told/ losed/ chosen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arrived/ told/ lost/ chosen. 15. Which sentence correctly uses a modal perfect? A) She must have left early to catch the train. B) She must left early to catch the train. C) She must has left early to catch the train. D) She must have leave early to catch the train. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She must have left early to catch the train. 16. REPHRASING:I don't think it was a good idea for us to come here alone. A) We should not have come here alone. B) We mustn't have come here alone. C) We couldn't have come here alone. D) We might not have come here alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We should not have come here alone. 17. If you leave school too soon, you ..... not be able to find a good job. A) Would. B) Must. C) Will. D) Ought to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will. 18. I'll call him because he ..... got our message about tonight A) Could have. B) Shouldn't have. C) May not have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May not have. 19. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a modal perfect: A) You must have been tired after the trip. B) She can have been at the party. C) They should have went to the concert. D) He might have saw the movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You must have been tired after the trip. 20. The car stopped suddenly on the high way. It ..... out of petrol. A) Must have run. B) May have run. C) Need have run. D) Should have run. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May have run. 21. When do we use can't / couldn't? A) To make an assumption of a past event and to express the possibility that something was true. B) To indicate that we feel sure that something was not possible. C) To indicate that someone had the ability or possibility to do something in the past but did not do it and to express the possibility that something was true. D) O criticize something that has already happened or to regret that what was expected did not happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To indicate that we feel sure that something was not possible. 22. I think I ..... left it in the office. I can't find them here A) Might have. B) Would. C) Could have. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might have. 23. The aeroplane has disappeared ..... A) It may have crashed. B) It should have crashed. C) It must have crashed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It may have crashed. 24. It ..... not have been the best cake you ever made, but it was still pretty good. A) Must. B) May. C) Should. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 25. She texted while driving, she ..... an accident. A) Could has had. B) Could had. C) Could have. D) Could have had. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could have had. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesModal Perfect Tense Quiz 1Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 2Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 3Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 5Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 6Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 7Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 8Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books