This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modal Perfect Tense – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The movie ..... have been too interesting; everyone fell asleep. A) Should. B) Must. C) Couldn't. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 2. I'm so sorry, I ..... have told you a lie. A) Shouldn't. B) Mustn't. C) Didn't. D) Wouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didn't. 3. The professor ..... have forgotten about the assignment; it's due today. A) Shouldn't. B) Mustn't. C) Couldn't. D) Mightn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shouldn't. 4. Thanks, but you ..... have bought me a present. A) Needn't. B) Shouldn't. C) Mustn't. D) Ought to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Needn't. 5. Their car isn't in the drive and I haven't seen them for days. They ..... gone on holiday. A) Must. B) Should. C) Could. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 6. He ..... have hurt his leg during the game. A) Can't. B) Shouldn't. C) Must. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 7. You ..... have taken the last piece of cake without asking. A) Can't. B) Shouldn't. C) Must. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouldn't. 8. They ..... missed the train; it was delayed. A) Can't. B) Shouldn't. C) Mustn't. D) Mightn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 9. I ..... finished my homework yesterday. A) Must. B) Could. C) Should. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 10. My gloves were on the table when I went to the changing room, 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. 11. I wonder why our neighbours decided to move. They ..... (low level of certainty) A) Can't have bought a new house. B) Must have bought a new house. C) Might have bought a new house. D) Have bought a new house. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might have bought a new house. 12. What's the best way to complete the sentence?'Is that Mr Tanaka?''No, that ..... be him. Mr Tanaka wears glasses.' A) Must. B) Can't. C) Mustn't. D) Might not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 13. You ..... have waited for me; I was going to be late anyway. A) Shouldn't. B) Mustn't. C) Needn't. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Needn't. 14. His interest in foreign languages could have come from his grandmother who ..... an expert in European literature. A) Is. B) Was. C) Has been. D) Had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was. 15. | could have given you a lift, but you didn't tell me that your car had broken down." The speaker is: A) Expressing regret. B) Offering help. C) Blaming the listener. D) Making a suggestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blaming the listener. 16. Which sentence means:I think that talking to Ian will help you solve the problem. A) Talking to Ian might help. B) Talking to Ian must help. C) Talking to Ian can't help. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talking to Ian might help. 17. He ..... have asked for permission before he used the phone. A) Needn't. B) Mustn't. C) Ought to. D) Shouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Needn't. 18. You ..... accept Tina's proposal. (recommendation) A) CAN. B) HAVE TO. C) SHOULD. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SHOULD. 19. She ..... have arrived early because her flight was delayed. A) Mightn't. B) Shouldn't. C) Mustn't. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Couldn't. 20. You ..... to have told your teacher that you were leaving. A) May. B) Would. C) Ought. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ought. 21. You ..... have finished that book! You only bought it yesterday! A) Must. B) Could. C) Can't. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 22. "I bought two bottles of milk." "You have bought milk; we have heaps of it in the house." A) Couldn't. B) Needn't. C) Mustn't. D) Hadn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Needn't. 23. Which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct use of modal perfect? A) I must have forgot my keys. B) She could have left early. C) They should have went home. D) He might have did it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She could have left early. 24. What is the function of modal perfect in the sentence:'He must have left early to catch the train.'? A) To express a future possibility. B) To express a past certainty. C) To express a present obligation. D) To express a hypothetical situation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To express a past certainty. 25. If I had gone with my friends to Jamaica, I ..... come to work this week. A) Might be taken. B) Could have taken. C) Ought to be taking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could have taken. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesModal Perfect Tense Quiz 1Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 2Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 3Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 4Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 5Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 6Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 8Modal Perfect Tense Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books