This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Past Modal Verbs – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Modal Verbs Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He ..... understand the complex instructions without help. A) Could. B) Didn't have to. C) Had to. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Couldn't. 2. What does "should have" suggest? A) A past obligation that was not fulfilled. B) A past obligation that was fulfilled. C) A future obligation that will be fulfilled. D) A future obligation that will not be fulfilled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A past obligation that was not fulfilled. 3. You ..... your old dog. It needs you care and attention now, more than ever. A) Won't have dumped. B) Might not have dumped. C) Can't have dumped. D) Shouldn't have dumped. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shouldn't have dumped. 4. Did the people ..... careful? A) Have to be. B) Have to. C) Had to. D) Had to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have to be. 5. They ..... attend the event if they didn't want to. A) Had to. B) Couldn't. C) Didn't have to. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Didn't have to. 6. "I ..... warned you about the danger, but I forgot." A) Should have. B) Could have. C) Must have. D) Might have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have. 7. Perhaps John heard the story from Pippa.= Pippa ..... have told John the story. A) Might. B) Must. C) Couldn't. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 8. Jose didn't submit the report. He ..... (experience) issues with the internet. A) Could have experienced. B) Must have experience. C) Will experience. D) Might experienced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have experienced. 9. If you had to complete a project, how would you state that obligation? A) I might complete the project if I feel like it. B) I am obligated to complete the project. C) Completing the project is optional for me. D) I should finish the project if I have time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I am obligated to complete the project. 10. The teacher was unhappy after class, the students ..... their homework. A) Mustn't have finished. B) Mustn't have finish. C) Mustn't have finishing. D) Mustn't have to finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mustn't have finished. 11. What is the correct formulation for saying you were meant to visit your grandparents last Sunday? A) I should have visited my grandparents last Sunday. B) I was planning to visit my grandparents next Sunday. C) I was meant to visit my grandparents last Saturday. D) I was supposed to visit my grandparents last Sunday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I was supposed to visit my grandparents last Sunday. 12. "They ..... taken a different route to avoid the traffic." (It's possible) A) Should have. B) Must have. C) Might have. D) Could have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might have. 13. I can't remember when I last saw you. Maybe it was last April, or it ..... been in the summer. A) Might have. B) Must have. C) Can't have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might have. 14. Jane:I'm quite weak to push the heavy box ..... ?Ben:Sure, with my pleasure. A) Would you mind help me. B) Can you help me. C) Could you be helping. D) Would you help me, please. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would you help me, please. 15. You ..... to ask for permission before leaving the premises. A) Couldn't. B) Had to. C) Didn't have to. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had to. 16. I ..... wear a school uniform when I was a child. A) Have to. B) Didn't had to. C) Had to. D) Don't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had to. 17. Is this sentece correct or incorrect?It should had been the other way around. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 18. This tastes very sweet. I'm sure you used too much sugar. A) You must have used too much sugar. B) You could have used too much sugar. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You must have used too much sugar. 19. Translate:He could have taken the flight A) El puede tomar el vuelo. B) El no puede tomar ese vuelo. C) El pudiera haber tomado el vuelo. D) E pudiera tomado haber el vuelo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) El pudiera haber tomado el vuelo. 20. I'm sure Alex wasn't very ill. He was only off work for one day. A) Alex mustn't have been ill. B) Alex couldn't have been ill. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alex couldn't have been ill. 21. Which sentence uses "might have" correctly? A) They might miss the train. B) They might have miss the train. C) They might missed the train. D) They might have missed the train. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They might have missed the train. 22. 1) "My son has a very good job in New York." "You ..... be very proud." A) Must. B) Can't. C) Should. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 23. We ..... go to the concert if we buy tickets in advance. A) Had to. B) Couldn't. C) Didn't have to. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 24. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the modal verb: "She ..... finish her homework by yesterday." A) Has to. B) Had to. C) Will have to. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had to. 25. She arrived at the airport two hours early for her flight. What was necessary? A) She needn't have arrived so early. B) She could have to arrived earlier. C) She didn't need to arrive early. D) None of the above. 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