This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Past Modal Verbs – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Modal Verbs Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct answer.'I saw you at the railway station last week.' 'Oh yes, that ..... have been on Monday, then.' A) Will. B) Should. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 2. Which of the following sentences is used to express past ability? A) She could have won the race if she had trained harder. B) She must have trained very hard to win the race. C) She should have trained harder to win the race. D) She might have trained hard to win the race. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She could have won the race if she had trained harder. 3. 1) I can't find my cell phone. I ..... left it at work. A) Must have. B) Should have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have. 4. I won't lend you any money, ..... you promise to pay me back next week. A) Provided. B) Providing. C) Whether. D) Unless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unless. 5. Fatima screamed in the class, Afra ..... her A) May have hit. B) May have hitting. C) May have to hit. D) May have hits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May have hit. 6. Which is used to talk about something that DIDN'T happen in the past? A) Must have. B) Could have. C) Would have. D) Should have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could have. 7. She ..... to finish her project before the deadline. A) Could. B) Didn't have to. C) Had to. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had to. 8. The doctor said the test results ..... indicate a potential health issue. A) May. B) Will. C) Should. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May. 9. Each day, our math teacher ..... (try) to explain the material clearly but I am very confused. A) Are trying. B) Is trying. C) Try. D) Tries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tries. 10. I sent you a postcard, but you ..... received it yet. A) May have. B) Should have. C) Might not have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might not have. 11. Translate:I would have taken some preacutions A) Yo no debo tomar precauciones. B) Yo puedo tomar mas precauciones. C) Yo deberia haber tomado mas precacuciones. D) Yo hubiera haber tomado mas precauciones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yo hubiera haber tomado mas precauciones. 12. My sister ..... by wild tigers, she is at the hospital. A) Was attack. B) Is attacked. C) Was attacked. D) Are attacked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was attacked. 13. She ..... left early. Her car is still outside. A) Must have. B) Can't have. C) Might have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't have. 14. You ..... attend the meeting if you want to, but it's not mandatory. A) Must. B) May. C) Can. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 15. What does "could have" represent? A) A past event that is certain. B) A past event that is uncertain. C) A future event that is certain. D) A future event that is uncertain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A past event that is uncertain. 16. Keiko did really well on the exams. She ..... A) Must sudy a lot. B) Must studied a lot. C) Must have study a lot. D) Must have studied a lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must have studied a lot. 17. By next week, we ..... completed the construction of the new building. A) Must have. B) Could. C) Shall. D) Will have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will have. 18. Do you think we ..... avoided the economic crisis if we had acted differently? A) Should have. B) Might not have. C) Could have. D) Must have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could have. 19. You ..... studied harder. The exam was difficult. A) Might have. B) Must have. C) Should have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have. 20. We didn't ..... to go to school on Saturdays. A) Had to. B) Have to. C) Didn't have to. D) Didn't had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have to. 21. Alexis failed the exam. He ..... enough. A) Mustn't have studied. B) Might have studied. C) Should have studied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mustn't have studied. 22. He didn't wear a coat, and now he's shivering in the cold. What was advisable? A) He should have worn a coat. B) He needn't have worn a coat. C) He could have to worn a coat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He should have worn a coat. 23. If she ..... (been) more careful, she ..... (not fall) down the stairs. A) Has, would not have fall. B) Had, might not have fallen. C) Have, could not falling. D) Had, would not have fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had, might not have fallen. 24. You look really cold! You ..... a jacket today. A) May have worn. B) Might have worn. C) Should have worn. D) Must have worn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have worn. 25. She (could ask) the way to our house A) Can have asked. B) Could have ask. C) Could have asked. D) Could have not asks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could have asked. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesPast Modal Verbs Quiz 1Past Modal Verbs Quiz 2Past 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