This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Past Modal Verbs – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Modal Verbs Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I don't believe it wasn't his fault. I think he ..... been involved. A) Can't have. B) Should have. C) Might have. D) Must not have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might have. 2. PART 2:Past Modal Verbs-Deduction. Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D). The lights were on all night. Someone ..... forgotten to turn them off. A) Can't have. B) Must have. C) Wouldn't have. D) Shouldn't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 3. How would you express that you had to wear a uniform at your previous job? A) I chose my own clothes at my previous job. B) Uniforms were optional at my last job. C) I never wore a uniform in my career. D) I was required to wear a uniform at my previous job. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was required to wear a uniform at my previous job. 4. Helen ..... home, she was here a minute ago. A) Can't have went. B) Can't have going. C) Can't have go. D) Can't have gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't have gone. 5. Translate:Yo hubiera comprado esta moto A) I haven't had bought that motorcycle. B) I would have bought that motorcycle. C) No one is correct. D) I will bought that motorcycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I would have bought that motorcycle. 6. If I had brought my laptop, we ..... the assignment without problems. A) Might not have done. B) Could have done. C) Would have doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could have done. 7. ..... your uncle ..... as a builder in London? A) Does/work. B) Do/work. C) Does/works. D) Do/works. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does/work. 8. PART 2:Past Modal Verbs-Deduction. Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D). The room is perfectly clean. They ..... finished cleaning hours ago. A) Can't have. B) Must have. C) Shouldn't have. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 9. Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D). In which sentence is the noun used abstractly? A) He broke the glass. B) She stared at the glass window. C) His words gave me hope. D) The glass fell on the floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His words gave me hope. 10. Andrew ..... to Cambridge University, but he decided to travel instead. A) Must have gone. B) Could have gone. C) Should have gone. D) Can't have gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could have gone. 11. She didn't pass the driving test. What was possible? A) She must have practiced more. B) She should have practiced more. C) She could have practiced more. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She could have practiced more. 12. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the modal verb: "I ..... go to the doctor last week." A) Had to. B) Have to. C) Will have to. D) Must have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had to. 13. Complete the sentence:"You ..... a table earlier. The restaurant is already full. A) Ought to book. B) Should have booked. C) Had to book. D) Must have book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have booked. 14. If they ..... (studied) harder, they ..... (passed) the exam. A) Had studied / might pass. B) Would study / could pass. C) Had studied / could have passed. D) Studied / would have pass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had studied / could have passed. 15. As a good friend of him, I suggested him that he ..... much time on his phone. A) Shouldn't have spent. B) Shouldn't spend. C) Should spend. D) Wouldn't spend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shouldn't have spent. 16. "You ..... studied more for the exam. Now it's too late." A) Must have. B) Might have. C) Should have. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have. 17. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the modal verb: "She ..... swim when she was five." A) Could. B) Could to. C) Could have. D) Could be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 18. She ..... had an accident A) Must have. B) Must to have. C) Must has. D) Must having. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have. 19. He ..... (catch) the train if he ..... (left) home earlier. A) Catched / might leave. B) Could catch / had left. C) Catches / would leave. D) Might catch / leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could catch / had left. 20. Where do you think Juan is today? I have no idea. He ..... A) May have slept. B) Should have slept. C) Couldn't have slept. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May have slept. 21. He ..... helped you, but he chose not to. A) Could have. B) Should have. C) Must have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have. 22. She ..... have lost her keys at the park; let's go and check. A) Can't. B) Must. C) Might. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 23. You ..... out last night. I called several times but nobody answered the phone. A) Must be. B) Must have been. C) Could have been. D) Should have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have been. 24. What's the structure of present continuous (wh-question)? A) Question word + verb to be + subject + v.ing?. B) Question word + do/does + subject + v.1?. C) Question word + verb to be + noun/pronoun?. D) Question word + verb to be + v.1?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Question word + verb to be + subject + v.ing?. 25. Choose the correct answer.I'm really worried about Andy. He ..... have arrived by now. A) May. B) Should. C) Can. D) None of the above. 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