This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Past Modal Verbs – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Modal Verbs Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Marta is working in the school right now. She ..... (be) in the middle of chaos. A) Must be. B) Must have be. C) Must had been. D) Must have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must be. 2. A:Why wasn't Kelly at the meeting today?B:I saw her write it in her calendar, so she ..... A) Could have forgotten. B) Might have forgotten. C) Couldn't have forgotten. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't have forgotten. 3. You ..... what you were told! A) Might have do. B) Must have done. C) Would have done. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have done. 4. John ..... been at the party last night. He's not even in the country. He flew to Japan yesterday morning. A) Couldn't have. B) May not have. C) Might not have. D) Shouldn't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't have. 5. Jack is really upset. You ..... laughed at him! A) May not have. B) Can't have. C) Shouldn't have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shouldn't have. 6. What does "must have" suggest? A) Certainty about a past event. B) Uncertainty about a past event. C) Certainty about a future event. D) Uncertainty about a future event. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Certainty about a past event. 7. Maria looks tired. She ..... (be) awake all night. A) Might have been. B) Might have be. C) Might been. D) Might be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might have been. 8. If you had a responsibility to call your friend, how would you phrase it? A) I need to call my friend to see how they're doing. B) I forgot to call my friend yesterday. C) I should text my friend instead. D) I will ignore my friend's call. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I need to call my friend to see how they're doing. 9. She was not sure when to leave. I ..... left earlier. A) Can't have. B) Should have. C) Might have. D) Needn't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might have. 10. Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D). Which option contains ONLY concrete nouns? A) Love-trust. B) Freedom-courage. C) Table-pencil. D) Anger-fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Table-pencil. 11. John didn't do his homework, so the teacher became very angry. John ..... his homework. A) Could have done. B) Must have done. C) Should have done. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have done. 12. Choose the correct answer.She ..... have won the match, but she didn't focus properly, so she lost. A) Could. B) Can. C) Won't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 13. He ..... seriously injured. Fortunately, nothing happened. A) Should have been. B) Mightn't have been. C) Wouldn't have been. D) Could have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could have been. 14. Choose the correct answer.I can't find my purse. It ..... have been stolen. A) May. B) Can. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May. 15. I can't believe you met Steve Jobs in person. That ..... been amazing! A) Should have. B) Must have. C) Couldn't have. D) Might have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 16. He went to Siberia on holiday. It ..... A) Must have been so cold!. B) Could have been so cold!. C) May have been so cold!. D) Can't have been so cold!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have been so cold!. 17. Mum usually ..... milk in the morning, but today she ..... orange juice. A) Drinks, is drinking. B) Is drinking, drinks. C) Drinking, drinking. D) Drinks, drinks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drinks, is drinking. 18. ..... on time, even if I'd left earlier. There were dreadful traffic jams all the way. A) I must have arrived. B) I may have arrived. C) I should have arrived. D) I couldn't have arrived. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I couldn't have arrived. 19. CHOOSE THE SENTENCE WITH SIMILAR MEANING:Don't waste your time asking Bryan to come with us. A) It's not worth ask Brian to come with us. B) It's not worth to ask Brian to come with us. C) It's not worth asking Brian to come with us. D) It's not worth by asking Brian to come with us. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's not worth asking Brian to come with us. 20. If I had had some cash on me, I ..... bought an ice-cream. A) Would have. B) Shouldn't have. C) Should have. D) Must have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would have. 21. Teachers and students ..... to use different digital resources now. A) Learn. B) Is learning. C) Learns. D) Are learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are learning. 22. I'm so thankful for your help with this project. I ..... it without you! A) Must have done. B) Couldn't have done. C) Should have done. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't have done. 23. Surya ..... to the shop. I wasn't there when he left the house. A) May have gone. B) Must have gone. C) Won't have gone. D) Can't have gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May have gone. 24. To express regret or criticism in the past, we use: A) Could have. B) Should have. C) Must have. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have. 25. You look freezing. You ..... worn a coat. A) Should have. B) Might not have. C) Could have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should 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