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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Look at the boy next to Kate. It ... be her boyfriend.
SHOULD
MUST
HAD TO
MUSTN'T
He's just eaten. He ... be hungry.
MUST
HAS TO
CAN'T
OUGHT TO
She ... swim and run very well.
CAN
OUGHT TO
NEED TO
SHOULD
He's not a liar. The story ... be true.
HAVE TO
CAN'T
SHOULD
MUST
I don't know if she want to go with us, but she ... show up.
WOULD
OUGHT TO
CAN
MIGHT
Don't phone me at 6 p.m. I ...
CAN WORK
MIGHT WORK
WILL BE ABLE TO WORK
MAY BE WORKING
It's a secret. You ... tell anybody about it!
WOULDN'T
MUSTN'T
DON'T HAVE TO
DON'T NEED TO
He ... work at Sundays, but she seems to be tired anyway.
CAN'T
MUSTN'T
DOESN'T HAVE TO
SHOULDN'T
I ... abroad in July. Would you like to come with me?
MAY BE GOING
WILL BE ABLE TO BE GOING
COULD BE GOING
CAN BE GOING
We ... go on foot. We ... take a taxi.
HAVE TO/COULDN'T
MUSTN'T/CAN
NEEDN'T/MUST
NEEDN'T/CAN
I'm so tired. I ... relax.
MAY
MIGHT
NEED TO
HAVE TO
She's been studying for the test very hard. She ... pass it easily.
MAY
HAS TO
SHOULD
MIGHT
I think you ... apologise to her for your behaviour.
SHOULD
HAVE TO
MAY
CAN
According to the forecast, the weather ... be nice tomorrow.
NEEDS TO
SHOULD
HAS TO
MUSTN'T
Paul suggested I ... sell my old car and buy a new one.
MAY
CAN
SHOULD
CAN'T
No changes ..... be made to this ticket after purchase.
MIGHT
CAN
MAY
CAN'T
Long time ago the ferry ..... tourists across to the island.
WOULD TAKE
USED TO TAKING
MAY TAKE
CAN TAKE
"I put your blue trousers in the washing machine." - "Oh, no! You ..... that!"
mustn't have done
can't have done
shouldn't have done
should have done
In some cities you ..... to get into the galleries and museums.
NEEDN'T PAY
DON'T NEED TO PAY
SHALL PAY
NEEDN'T TO PAY
The builders ..... by the end of next week.
SHOULD TO HAVE FINISHED
CAN HAVE FINISHED
OUGHT TO HAVE FINISHED
HAD BETTER FINISHED
..... come here tomorrow?
HAVE I TO
DO I NEED TO
HAVE I NEED TO
NEED I TO
You ..... whisper. Nobody can hear us.
NEEDN'T TO
DIDN'T NEED
NEED HAVE
NEEDN'T
Dave wasn't at home when I came to visit him. He ..... go out unexpectedly.
MIGHT HAD TO
MUST HAVE HAD TO
MUST HAVE GOT TO
MIGHT HAS GOT TO
John missed his last bus so he ..... a taxi.
NEEDN'T HAVE TAKEN
NEEDED TO TAKE
DIDN'T NEED TO TAKE
NEED HAVE TAKEN
Fred ..... already play the piano well when he was five.
COULD HAVE
WAS ABLE TO
COULD
WILL
I ..... her yesterday but I forgot to do it.
COULD HAVE PHONED
SHOULD PHONE
WAS ABLE TO PHONE
MIGHT PHONE
I sometimes ..... to work at weekends.
HAVE TO GO
MUST GO
HAVE GOT TO GO
MUST TO GO
All we ..... was the terrible noise of the train.
WERE ABLE TO HEAR
COULD HEAR
COULD HAVE HEAR
SHOULD HEAR
I used to ..... swim very well when I was a child.
CAN
COULD
BE ALLOWED TO
BE ABLE TO
The driver ..... seriously injured in the accident but luckily he only twisted his ankle.
MAY HAVE BEEN
MUST HAVE BEEN
WAS ABLE TO BE
COULD HAVE BEEN
I didn’t feel very well yesterday. I ________eat anything.
OUGHT TO
CANNOT
MUSTN'T
COULDN'T
You ..... look at me when I am talking to you.
SHOULD
CAN'T
HAVE TO
MIGHT
I was using my pencil a minute ago. It ..... be here somewhere!
CAN
COULD
MUST
WOULD
You really ..... be late again.
MUSTN'T
DON'T HAVE TO
MAY NOT
SHALL
If you don’t start working harder, you ..... repeat the course next year.
HAVE TO
WILL HAVE TO
WOULD
SHALL HAVE TO
His parents spoil him. He’s always ..... to do whatever he wants.
BEEN ALLOWED
BEEN ABLE TO
HAD
SHOULD HAVE DONE
Phone her now. She ..... home by now.
HAS TO BE
WOULD HAVE BEEN
NEEDS TO BE
MUST BE
You ..... forget your sun cream. It’s going to be very hot!
DON'T HAVE TO
MUSTN'T
SHALL
WON'T
I ..... be able to help you, but I’m not sure yet.
MIGHT
WOULD
COULDN'T
SHOULDN'T
Entrance to the museum was free. We ..... pay to get in.
DIDN'T NEED TO
NEEDN'T
SHOULDN'T HAVE
WOULD HAVE
Already as a child Mozart ..... play the piano beautifully.
HAD TO
CAN
COULD
NEEDED
Which sign are you more likely to see at an airport: Bags ..... not be left unattended.
MUST
HAVE TO
CAN'T
SHOULDN'T
I really ..... try to get fit.
MAY
MUST
WOULD
CAN
Whose is this bag? - I don’t know, but it ..... belong to Yuta.
MUST
HAS TO
WOULD
MAY
I don’t like ..... get up early on a Sunday.
BEING ABLE TO
BEING ALLOWED TO
HAVING TO
NEEDING TO
I’m afraid I ..... play tennis tomorrow. I’ve got a dentist appointment.
CAN'T
COULDN'T
WOULDN'T
MUSTN'T
Why didn’t you tell me? I ..... you!
COULD HELP
COULDN'T HAVE HELPED
COULD HAVE HELPED
COULD HAVE HELP
How did you do in the test? - Ok. It ..... worse!
COULD HAVE BEEN
CAN'T BE
WOULDN'T BE
MIST HAVE BEEN
He ..... broken the classroom window. He wasn’t even in school today.
SHOULDN'T HAVE
HAD TO HAVE
MUSTN'T HAVE
COULDN'T HAVE BROKEN
You ..... tired. You’ve only just got out of bed!
DON'T HAVE TO BE
CAN'T BE
MUST BE
SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN
