This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Past Modal Verbs – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Modal Verbs Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The thief ..... a key. The door was locked and nothing was broken. A) Should have had. B) Might have had. C) Must have had. D) Could have had. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have had. 2. Marcos did some pictures for his classmates. A) Some pictures were drawn for Marcos for his classmates. B) Some pictures were drew by Marcos for his classmates. C) Some pictures were drawn by Marcos for his classmates. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Some pictures were drawn by Marcos for his classmates. 3. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the modal verb: "They ..... find the keys yesterday." A) Could not to. B) Could not. C) Could not have. D) Could not be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could not. 4. 1) I'm not sure. I ..... not be able to make it to the party tomorrow. A) Must. B) Can't. C) Might. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 5. To talk about a past obligation that wasn't fulfilled, we use: A) Must have. B) Should have. C) Could have. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have. 6. It ..... a lot last night-there are puddles everywhere. A) Should have rained. B) Must have rained. C) Couldn't have rained. D) Might not have rained. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have rained. 7. What's the structure of present simple (affirmative)? A) Subject + verb to be + v.ing. B) Subject + do/does not + v.1. C) Subject + V.1 (-s/-es). D) Subject + verb to be + not + v.ing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject + V.1 (-s/-es). 8. "She ..... taken the wrong bus." (It's possible but uncertain) A) Should have. B) Must have. C) Might have. D) Could have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might have. 9. It ..... shorter; it's so long! A) May have been. B) Might have been. C) Should have been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have been. 10. PART 2:Past Modal Verbs-Deduction. Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D). She didn't recognize him at all. She ..... met him before. A) Must have. B) Can't have. C) Shouldn't have. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't have. 11. Robert arrived without his books. He ..... it. A) Should have lost. B) Could have lost. C) Mustn't have lost. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could have lost. 12. What is the structure for expressing a past possibility with 'may'? A) Might have been. B) May have been. C) Should have been. D) Could have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May have been. 13. You forgot to lock the door when you left the house. Now your neighbor says, 'I saw someone go into your house.' What do you think? A) You can't have left the door unlocked. B) You must have left the door unlocked. C) You should have left the door unlocked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You must have left the door unlocked. 14. Our new hire is exactly what we needed. We ..... asked for a better employee. A) Couldn't have. B) Wouldn't have. C) May have. D) Shouldn't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't have. 15. Choose the passive sentence A) My favorite book was written by Frida Kahlo. B) My favorite book was wrote by Frida Kahlo. C) My favorite book written by Frida Kahlo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My favorite book was written by Frida Kahlo. 16. The house (may sell) for over a million dollars. A) May sold. B) May have sold. C) May have selled. D) May be sold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May have sold. 17. What does "would have" imply? A) Certainty about a past event. B) Certainty about a future event. C) Uncertainty about a past event. D) Uncertainty about a future event. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uncertainty about a past event. 18. Samira failed the exam, she ..... harder. A) Should have worked. B) Should have working. C) Should have works. D) Should have work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have worked. 19. Marta has not arrived yet. She ..... an accident. A) Might have. B) Can have. C) Might have had. D) Could had had. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might have had. 20. Mum ..... TV at the moment. A) Watch. B) Watches. C) Is watching. D) Are watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is watching. 21. Which past modal verb is used to express a strong belief about a past event? A) Should have. B) Could have. C) Must have. D) Might have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have. 22. Perhaps John didn't see you. That's why he didn't say hello. A) John might not have seen you. B) John can't have seen you. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) John might not have seen you. 23. You won't be tired tomorrow provided ..... you go to bed now. A) Unless. B) Provided that. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provided that. 24. He ..... been at the party. I didn't see him A) Could have. B) Can't have. C) Must have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't have. 25. Which modal shows *certainty in the past*? A) Might have. B) Must have. C) Should have. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Modal Verbs Quiz 1Past 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books