29 English Modal Perfect Quiz Quizzes

1. You ____________ to write them today

A. should

B. must

C. had

D. ought

2. Marcela didn’t come to class yesterday She ____________ an accident

A. should have had

B. might have

C. must have

D. may have had

3. If we had known your new address, we ____________ to see you

A. came

B. would have come

C. will come

D. would come

4. We ____________ have time to help you tomorrow

A. may

B. must

C. will

D. could

5. Robert arrived without his book He ____________ it

A. could have lost

B. should have lost

C. would have lost

D. will have lost

6. Jenny’s engagement ring is enormous! It ____________ have cost a fortune

A. must

B. might

C. will

D. should

7. Laura, you and the kids just have dinner without waiting for me I ____________ work very hard today

A. can

B. may

C. should

D. would

8. “Where do you think Rooney is today?” “I have no idea He ____________ late ”

A. should have left

B. would have sleep

C. would sleep

D. may have sleep

9. The photos are black The X-ray at the airport ____________ them

A. should have damaged

B. would damage

C. would have damaged

D. must have damaged

10. Do we ____________ to? I think I’ve seen enough already

A. should

B. have

C. may

D. must

11. The plane is late It ____________ landed by now

A. must

B. should

C. ought to have

D. must have

12. Tom didn’t do his homework, so the teacher became very angry He ____________ his homework

A. must have done

B. might have

C. should have done

D. will have done

13. John still hasn’t come out He ____________ everything for the trip now

A. must have been preparing

B. will be preparing

C. must be preparing

D. will have prepared

14. Young people ____________ obey their parents

A. must

B. may

C. will

D. ought to

15. Unless he runs he ____________ catch the train

A. will

B. musn’t

C. wouldn’t

D. won’t

16. you be in Rome tonight

A. Will

B. May

C. Might

D. Maybe

17. Jeanette did very badly on the exam She ____________ harder

A. must have studied

B. should have studied

C. could have studied

D. must studied

18. Leave early so that you ____________ miss the bus

A. didn’t

B. won’t

C. shouldn’t

D. musn’t

19. I ____________ be delighted to show you round the factory

A. ought to

B. would

C. might

D. can

20. “Are you going to join us there” – “Sorry, I ____________ talk to the teacher after school ”

A. might

B. need to

C. am able to

D. can’t

21. Thomas received a warning for speeding He ____________ so fast

A. shouldn’t have driven

B. would have driven

C. should have

D. might have driven

22. Berbatov painted his bedroom black It looks dark and dreary He ____________ a different color

A. had to choose

B. should have chosen

C. must have chosen

D. could have been choosing

23. My car stopped on the high way It ____________ out of gas

A. may run

B. may have run

C. must be

D. should have run

24. The children ____________ “thank you” to you when you gave them their gifts

A. will have said

B. must say

C. should have said

D. should say

25. Was it really necessary? You ____________ tell the police, you know

A. can’t

B. mustn’t

C. can’t have

D. didn’t need to

26. I ____________ stay overnight at my friend’s house My parents are very strict about this

A. needn’t

B. mustn’t

C. ought not to

D. will not

27. These two boys look identical They ____________ twins

A. must have been

B. must be

C. should be

D. should have been

28. He was very lucky when he fell off the ladder He ____________ himself

A. could have hurt

B. should have hurt

C. must have hurt

D. will have hurt

29. “ ____________ you hand me that pair of scissors, please?”