Modal and Modal Perfect Verbs Quiz

I think we ................................................... (ask) Lynne for help yesterday. She knows a lot about computers.

Answer explanation

We regret not asking Lynne. She would have fixed our computer quickly. Instead, we have been struggling for hours to send our report with no success...

She ...................................................... (prepare) so much food. Nobody is very hungry.

Answer explanation

It is not necessary for her to spend so many hours preparing so much food. A snack would be enough!

I .. ... .... ............................................. (call) you sooner, but I was busy. Sorry!

Answer explanation

I know it was not nice that I didn't call you earlier.

.................................... I .................................... (have) some water, please?

• CAN ............... HAVE

• MAY ............... HAVE

• COULD ............... HAVE

• NEED ............... HAVE

• MUST ............... HAVE

We ...................................................... (predict) her reaction yesterday. She really surprised us. She had never been violent before!

Answer explanation

It was hard to imagine. Up to that moment, she had always been against all sorts of violence.

She ...................................................... (have) enough of his annoying daily yodelling! We can never have silence at the office!

• SHOULD HAVE HAD

• MUST HAVE HAD

• MAY HAVE HAD

• HAD HAVE HAD

• MIGHT HAVE HAD

I'm completely sure that Sam is disappointed.

There was no present for him.

Answer explanation

I am 100% sure Sam will be upset.

2. She regrets not bringing her charger with her. Her battery is dead!

Jeff planned to arrive earlier, but there was a lot of traffic.

Answer explanation

He wanted to arrive earlier and he would have done so if there hadn´t been such a traffic jam!

It was wrong to hit your sister. You will go without dessert!