Modal Verbs Quiz

You ...... be late for work. I know. I'm leaving now.

• needn't

• must

• mustn't

Jim .......... lose some weight. His doctor said so. Then he must go on a diet.

• mustn't

• can

• has to

I .......... go to the bank today. I have enough money. Well, I'll go along, then.

• must

• needn't

• have to

Did you deliver that parcel for me? No, I ....... find the house, so I've come back to get a map.

• can

• could

• couldn't

I ....... feed the dog at lunchtime. My brother did it in the morning. You can do it this evening, then.

• didn't need to

• needn't have

• need

Do you need any help? Yes. I ....... open the window. It's stuck.

• could

• am able to

• can't

I ....... swim until I was ten. Well, I didn't learn until I was eleven.

• can

• can't

• couldn't

Is Tom good at languages? Yes, he ..... already speak French, German and Italian.

• can't

• can

• could

The test was too difficult for me. Oh, dear, I..... do it quite easily.

• was able to

• can't

• can

Where's Tom? He's not at work, so he ....... be at the library.

• must

• can't

• can