This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Past Modal Verbs – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Modal Verbs Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Laura ..... (work) the night shift on weekends. A) Work. B) Works. C) Is working. D) Are working. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Works. 2. I had to sing A) Ich musste singen. B) Ich durfte singen. C) Ich konnte singen. D) Ich wollte singen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ich musste singen. 3. I ..... withdraw more cash when the ATM was working. A) Shouldn't have. B) Might have. C) Should have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have. 4. Maha was not her yesterday, she ..... under the weather and stayed home. A) May have be. B) May have to be. C) May have been. D) May have being. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May have been. 5. The news report said that Daisy was the only victim. I think she ..... off when the fire broke out. A) Can't have slept. B) Might have slept. C) Must have slept. D) May have slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have slept. 6. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the modal verb: "He ..... been at the meeting yesterday." A) Must have to. B) Must have. C) Must to. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 7. How do we form a NEGATIVE PAST MODAL sentence? A) MAY/MIGHT + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE. B) MAY/MIGHT + NOT + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE. C) MUST + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE. D) COULD + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MAY/MIGHT + NOT + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE. 8. What is the negative form of 'may have'? A) Might not have. B) Could not have. C) Should not have. D) Must not have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might not have. 9. Which sentence uses past modal "must" correctly? A) He must have forget about the meeting. B) He must has forgotten about the meeting. C) He must have forgotten about the meeting. D) He must had been forgetting about the meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He must have forgotten about the meeting. 10. A:Why is Jorge crying?B:He ..... (get) low grade in the exam. A) Must have gotten. B) Must have get. C) Must get. D) Must gotten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have gotten. 11. 1) That ..... be an optical illusion. I see two different images! A) Can't. B) Must. C) Mustn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 12. Which past modal verb is used to express capability in the past? A) Might have. B) Could have. C) Should have. D) Must have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could have. 13. Students ..... bring a calculator to the math exam. A) May. B) Must. C) Could. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 14. How did she fail that exam? She ..... very much. A) Shouldn't have studied. B) Didn't have studied. C) Might not have studied. D) Can't have studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't have studied. 15. I didn't want to be late, but I ..... any earlier. There was a terrible traffic jam! A) May have arrived. B) Might not have arrived. C) Can't have arrived. D) Couldn't have arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Couldn't have arrived. 16. Henry's car stopped on the highway. It ..... out of gas. A) May run. B) May have run. C) Should have run. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May have run. 17. They ..... that luxurious bungalow because both of them are unemployed. A) Can't have bought. B) Won't have bought. C) Should have bought. D) May have bought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't have bought. 18. The concert tickets were sold out. What was possible? A) We must have bought the tickets earlier. B) We should have bought the tickets earlier. C) We could have bought the tickets earlier. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We could have bought the tickets earlier. 19. A:Jim isn't here yet. Did he call you?B:No, but he ..... his bus. He sometimes does. A) Couldn't have missed. B) Might have missed. C) Must have missed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might have missed. 20. George missed class today. He ..... an accident. A) Might have had. B) Might had had. C) Couldn't have had. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might have had. 21. Which of the following sentences indicates a past suggestion that was ignored? A) He should have studied harder for the exam. B) He could have passed if he had tried. C) He must have known the answer. D) He might have done better with more practice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He should have studied harder for the exam. 22. "They ..... taken the wrong bus. That's why they're late." A) Must have. B) Might have. C) Can't have. D) Should have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might have. 23. Choose the correct answer.The room actually turned out to be empty, so we ..... have knocked. A) Needn't. B) Couldn't. C) Mustn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Needn't. 24. They ..... missed the train. They're already here A) Should have. B) Must have. C) Can't have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't have. 25. If Sarah ..... (known) about the delay, she ..... (arrive) earlier. A) Had known / might have arrived. B) Knew / would arrive. C) Knows / could have arrived. D) Had known / could arrive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had known / might have arrived. Next →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Modal Verbs Quiz 2Past Modal Verbs Quiz 3Past Modal Verbs Quiz 4Past Modal Verbs Quiz 5Past Modal Verbs Quiz 6Past Modal Verbs Quiz 7Past Modal Verbs Quiz 8Past Modal Verbs Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books