Expert English - English Grammar and Vocabulary Quiz

didn’t need to take

or 

needn’t have taken

I __________ my school sweater, which was lucky because it was being washed.  

shouldn’t or can’t

My students ________ have done much revision for the exam. Their marks were the worst!  

I __________ the afternoon preparing dinner because nobody showed up in the end.  

Victor ___________ gone on holiday. I saw him this morning driving his car.

The test was really easy, yet my brother failed , I can´t believe it. He __________ studied anything at all!

• might

• can´t have

Robert _________ have been very pleased when he found out his car had been stolen.

• couldn’t

• should have got

I saw them buying dollars before they left so they__________ gone to USA or CANADA.

• might have

• can’t

We ________ have done much revision for the exam. Our marks were amazing!

• must

• can’t

You __________ have made that joke about Karl’s hair. He’s very sensitive about his new haircut.

• shouldn’t

• had to

What do we use past modals for?

• to talk about ficticious states in the past

• to criticise or express regret of the past

• to express concern or opinion about situations in the past