This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Past Modal Verbs – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Modal Verbs Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What a beautiful dress! It ..... very expensive. A) Must have been. B) Could have been. C) Should have been. D) Mustn't have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have been. 2. Josue didn't attend my birthday party. He ..... (forget) about it. A) Must have forgotten. B) Must forgot. C) Must had forgotten. D) Must forget. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have forgotten. 3. ....you promise not to tell lies again, I won't forgive you. A) Unless. B) As long as. C) Provided that. D) If not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unless. 4. She ..... not have enjoyed the party last night. She came home early. A) Must. B) Would. C) Have. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 5. Which past modal verb indicates something that was impossible in the past? A) Could not have. B) Should not have. C) Might not have. D) Must not have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could not have. 6. Fill in the blank with the correct form of the modal verb: "She ..... been at the party last night." A) Could have. B) Could to. C) Could be. D) Could have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have. 7. He is always very punctual, he ..... got stuck in traffic. A) Could has. B) Could have. C) Can be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could have. 8. Alan forgot the appointment yesterday. We ..... reminded him. A) Should have. B) Shouldn't have. C) Might have. D) Couldn't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have. 9. We only began to see the symptoms of the disease after several months.= ..... A) Only after several months did we began to see the symptoms. B) Only after several months did we begin to see the symptoms. C) Only after several months we began to see the symptoms. D) Only after several months we did begin to see the symptoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only after several months did we begin to see the symptoms. 10. Which sentence uses past modal "should '' correctly? A) You should have tell me about the meeting. B) You should have told me about the meeting. C) You should tell me about the meeting. D) You should telling me about the meeting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You should have told me about the meeting. 11. Which of the following sentences indicates a missed opportunity in the past? A) She could have gone to the party if she had known about it. B) She must have enjoyed the concert last night. C) She should have called me earlier. D) She might have seen him at the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She could have gone to the party if she had known about it. 12. Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D). Choose the sentence where the abstract noun refers to a personal quality. A) The chair is uncomfortable. B) Her patience impressed everyone. C) The street was empty. D) He dropped his backpack. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her patience impressed everyone. 13. He ..... his driving test yesterday. He's got his driver's license! A) Must have passed. B) Must pass. C) Would have passed. D) Would pass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have passed. 14. My friend composed a beautiful song. A) A beautiful song were composed by my friend. B) A beautiful song was composed by my friend. C) A beautiful song is composed by my friend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A beautiful song was composed by my friend. 15. The race was really difficult. She ..... (win) because she's not fit enough. (past negative possibility) A) Must have won. B) Could have won. C) Should have won. D) Would have won. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could have won. 16. Which modal verb is used to talk about something that was possible, but did not happen? A) Could have. B) Should have. C) Must have. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have. 17. "She ..... been at school yesterday, I saw her in another city." A) Might have. B) Should have. C) Can't have. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't have. 18. I'm sure Ben has read my email. I sent it first thing this morning. A) Ben should have read my email. B) Ben must have read my email. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ben must have read my email. 19. You slept for 12 hours. You ..... (be) tired. Help me clean the house. A) Can't be. B) Can't have been. C) Can't been. D) Ca't had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't be. 20. I wrote a song. A) A song was written by me. B) A song is writing by me. C) It was written by me a song. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A song was written by me. 21. Which past modal verb form is used to talk about past possibilities and that is often used with a conditional? A) Would have. B) Could have. C) Should have. D) Might have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would have. 22. What's the structure of present simple (wh-question)? A) Question word + do/does + subject + v.1?. B) Question word + verb to be + subject + v.ing?. C) Question word + have/has + subject + v.3?. D) Question word + will + subject + v.1?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Question word + do/does + subject + v.1?. 23. I ..... this coffee from the machine-it tastes terrible A) Shouldn't have bought. B) Shouldn't have buyed. C) Shouldn't have to bought. D) Shouldn't have buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouldn't have buyed. 24. When I was at the zoo, I saw a crocodile ..... for its food be given to it. A) Waited. B) Was waiting. C) Waiting. D) Had been waiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waiting. 25. Kasia ..... something bad, she had a pain in her stomach A) Could have eaten. B) Could have eating. C) Could have eat. D) Could have ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have eaten. ← 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 8Past Modal Verbs Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books