Modal Verbs Quiz

If Sarah hadn't been asleep, ____ she ____ answered the phone?

• must / have

• would / have

• should / have

I can’t find my wallet anywhere but I ___ left it at the restaurant, I had it on the bus.

• couldn’t have

• should have

• would have

James ___ known about the meeting. Nobody told him.

• must have

• couldn’t have

• might have

They ___ finished the project so quickly! It was a huge task.

• couldn’t have

• must have

• might have

Anna looks very tired this morning. She ___ stayed up late last night.

• shouldn't have

• couldn’t have

• would have

I heard a strange noise outside last night. It ___ been the wind, it sounded like footsteps.

• would have

• should have

• couldn’t have

If I had known earlier, I ________ brought more plates.

• would have

• couldn’t have

• should have

You ___ told me you were arriving earlier! I would have picked you up.

• couldn’t have

• might have

• should have

No way! He ___ won the race. He wasn’t even trying!

• must have

• couldn't have

• might have

We ___ taken a different route. This one took forever!

• should have

• must have

• might have