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Past Modals

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sentence has past modals

a)

i had to do it

b)

I must be seeing him

c)

I should have done it

d)

I could have it

2.

Мы могли уехать на Мальдивы за 1000 грн, но мы не поехали

a)

We could go to Maldives

b)

We could have gone to Maldives

3.

Он должен был это сделать, но не сделал. Зараза

a)

He had to do it

b)

He should have done

4.

Он не должен был этого делать. Поэтому он ушел

a)

He didn’t need to do

b)

He needn’t have done

5.

Rephrase the sentence using past modal:

I’m sure it was love =

It (a)   love

6.

Rephrase the sentence using past modal:

It wasn’t necessary to lock the doors, even though you did =

You (a)   the door

7.

Rephrase the sentence using past modals

I’m sure I didn’t tell you anything offensive =

I (a)   you anything offensive

8.

Rephrase the sentence using

the word in brackets

It’s a pity you didn’t listen to my advice (TO)

You (a)   to my advice

9.

Type a short answer to the riddle.

When I came home, I saw water and glass on the floor. Bred and Angelina were dead. What happened?

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10.

Another riddle.

Jim went to the party.

He received a phone call, gulped down his drink and left. After the party all the guests died except for Jim. Why?

a)

His wife may has seen him with his lover and killed everybody there cause of jealousy

b)

The poison might be in the ice cubes

c)

After drinking the punch, he must have poisoned it

11.

Do you agree that if you use past modals of deduction, you sound more like a native?

a)

Yes

b)

No