Past Modals

Henry apologized and agreed that he ___ disrupted the lecture.

• shouldn't have

• must have

• couldn't have

Jim ___ criticized her, although he usually doesn't do that kind of thing.

• may have

• couldn't have

• must have

You ___ there, you weren't born yet!

• might not have been

• shouldn't have been

• couldn't have been

My grandfather always said that he ___ medicine when he had the chance instead of letting the opportunity pass.

• may have studied

• could have studied

• should have studied

What ___ to Ed? He told us that he was going to be on time today!!!

• must have happened

• could have happened

• should have happened

My father always respects the traffic lights, so he ___ been terribly distracted when he passed the red light.

• must have

• couldn't have

• should have

I ___ renewed my ID before the quarantine started. Now I cannot sign any legal documents.

• must have

• could have

• should have

Nobody ___ predicted how a pandemic like this would affect the whole globe.

• must have ever

• should have ever

• could have ever

My best friend ___ gotten away with missing school yesterday. His parents didn't seem to be upset with him.

• must have

• might have

• may had

Lisa was feeling very anxious about her job, but her husband didn't tell her a thing to comfort her. He ___ more sympathetic.

• must have been

• couldn't have been

• should have been