This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Past Modals For Hypothetical Situations – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Past Modals For Hypothetical Situations Quiz 1 (23 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Our neighbours ..... (cut) down the tree in their garden. It was a really beautiful tree. A) Couldn't have cut. B) Shouldn't have cut. C) Would not have cut. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouldn't have cut. 2. They ..... (be) kinder to me. They were absolutely lovely. A) Couldn't have been. B) Shouldn't have been. C) Would not have been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't have been. 3. They ..... (come) to have breakfast with us, but they went to bed too late the night before. A) Could have come. B) Should have come. C) Would have come. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have come. 4. You ..... (buy) some milk at the shops. We don't have any milk. A) Should have bought. B) Could have bought. C) Would have bought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have bought. 5. My friend ..... you an explanation. A) Offered have. B) Could have ofered. C) Could have offered. D) Could has offered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could have offered. 6. Past participle of the verb:do A) Do. B) Done. C) Did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Done. 7. John ..... (call) Amy, but he didn't have her number. A) Would have called. B) Could have called. C) Should have called. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would have called. 8. Jennie ..... (join) you at the restaurant, but she couldn't get a babysitter. (past willingness) A) Should have joined. B) Could have joined. C) Would have joined. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have joined. 9. You ..... (take) this job. I can see you're not enjoying it. A) Couldn't have taken. B) Shouldn't have taken. C) Wouldn't have taken. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouldn't have taken. 10. Past participle of the verb:depend A) Depent. B) Depended. C) Depented. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Depended. 11. My friend was upset. I ..... A) Should have sent her a text. B) Should have send her a text. C) Should has send her a text. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have sent her a text. 12. The children ..... (do) their homework last night. Then they wouldn't be panicking on the way to school. A) Could have done. B) Should have done. C) Would have done. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have done. 13. I just bought 1 pizza and it's not enough ..... A) I should buy more. B) I should have bought more. C) I have should bought more. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I should have bought more. 14. Andrew ..... (go) to Cambridge University, but he decided to travel instead. A) Could have gone. B) Should have gone. C) Would have gone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have gone. 15. My friend's car was broken. I could ..... A) Given him a ride. B) Have give him a ride. C) Have given him a ride. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have given him a ride. 16. Luke ..... (pass) the exam if he'd studied a bit more. A) Would have passed. B) Could have passed. C) Should have passed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could have passed. 17. I ..... (come) to see you! I didn't know you were ill. A) Should have come. B) Could have come. C) Would have come. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have come. 18. You ..... (be) rude to him. He's going to be really angry now. A) Couldn't have been. B) Shouldn't have been. C) Wouldn't have been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouldn't have been. 19. We ..... (finish) the game, even if we'd wanted to. It was raining very hard and we had to stop. A) Couldn't have finished. B) Wouldn't have finished. C) Shouldn't have finished. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't have finished. 20. My friend asked me to lend him some money. I said no ..... What ..... ? A) Would you done have. B) Would you done. C) Would you have done. D) Would you do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would you have done. 21. Amanda ..... (finish) the work, but she felt ill and had to go home. A) Should have finished. B) Could have finished. C) Would have finished. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would have finished. 22. I ..... (arrive) on time, even if I'd left earlier. There were dreadful traffic jams all the way. A) Shouldn't have arrived. B) Couldn't have arrived. C) Wouldn't have arrived. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't have arrived. 23. Lucy ..... (leave) earlier. She missed her flight. A) Should have left. B) Could have left. C) Would have left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have left. 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