Modal Verbs Review

I'm not sure where to go on my vacation, but I ___ ___ to Ha Long Bay.

• able to go

• may go

• can be going

• may not be going

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Jenny’s engagement ring is enormous! It _______have cost a fortune.

• can

• must

• could

• should

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

This building ________finished by the end of last year but there have been so many strikes that it isn’t finished yet.

• will have been

• should have been

• was to have been

• may not have been

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Tom painted his bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary. He__________ a different colour.

• has to choose

• should have chosen

• must have chosen

• could have been choosing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

I know you didn’t see me yesterday because I was in Hanoi. You ________me.

• may not have seen

• might have seen

• shouldn’t have seen

• can’t have seen

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Why are you so late? You_______ here two hours ago.

• need have been

• must have been

• should have been

• oughtn’t to have been

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

I found this baby bird at the foot of a tree. It _______ from a nest.

• might not have fallen

• must have fallen

• can't have fallen

• ought to have fallen

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

It’s a pity you didn’t ask because I ______ you.

• can help

• could have helped

• should have helped

• would help

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

“The instructions were in French, and I translated them into English for him.” “You _________them. He knows French.”

• needn’t have translated

• oughtn’t to have translated

• shouldn’t have translated

• can’t have translated

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

“I can’t understand why they didn’t try to help him.” “They _____________ that he was drowning.”

• could have realized

• mightn’t have realized

• must have realized

• must realize

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B