Modals quiz

The files aren't here - I _______________ them back at the office.

• may leave

• must be leaving

• should have left

• must have left

If the meeting goes well, they _______________ award us the contract.

• ought

• shall

• need

• might

I haven't seen Simone for ages - she ____________________ in a different department

• should work

• needn't have worked

• must be working

• ought to have been working

It's a pity we sold the shares when we did - we ______________ them for another couple of months.

• should keep

• should be keeping

• should have kept

• should have been keeping

Sorry, but __________________ you give me a hand with these boxes? They are very heavy.

• should

• may

• would

• shall

He worked until 10 p.m. and ______________________ finish the proposal in time.

• managed

• was able to

• could

• succeeded

We had to get an interpreter in Japan because none of us _______________ speak Japanese.

• knew

• were able to

• could

• succeeded

We were lucky that the security guard put out the fire in time - we ________________________ the whole warehouse.

• were able to lose

• managed to lose

• could lose

• could have lost

The CEO is confident that we will _________________ increase sales by 10% next year.

• can

• ought

• be able to

• manage

We _____________________ them a reminder on Monday because the cheque arrived in the post on Tuesday.

• needed to send

• needn't send

• needed to have sent

• needn't have sent