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Idioms, Modals and Continuous Tenses

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following modals is used for past habit?

a)

Would

b)

Will

c)

Could

d)

Should

2.

Which modal is used for present ability?

a)

Can

b)

Will

c)

Shall

d)

May

3.

Was/Were + v1+ing is used in

a)

Present perfect tense

b)

Past perfect tense

c)

Present continuous tense

d)

Past continuous tense

4.
You _________ eat more vegetables.
a)
should
b)
might
c)
may
d)
could
5.
I _________ like to buy the same television for my house. 
a)
could
b)
must
c)
would
d)
have to
6.
_________ I have a coffee please?
a)
Must
b)
Have to
c)
May
d)
Would
7.
You _________ smoke near children.
a)
have to
b)
may
c)
shouldn't
d)
couldn't
8.
The passengers _________wear their seatbelts at all times. 
a)
could
b)
must
c)
can
d)
may
9.
We _________ go to the concert if the rain stops. We don't know for sure.
a)
mustn't
b)
might
c)
have to
d)
wouldn't
10.
I _________ ice skate very well.
a)
can
b)
may
c)
must
d)
should
11.
The boys _________wake up earlier than 7:30 am. They have class at 8:00 am.
a)
would
b)
can't
c)
could
d)
have to
12.
The rock band _________play very well last year. Now they are much beter. 
a)
must
b)
couldn't
c)
can
d)
should
13.

When I saw you in the shop last night, you …………… your new hat.

a)

don't wear

b)

weren't wearing

c)

haven't been wearing

d)

haven't worn

14.

The students were doing the test…………….

a)

while the supevisor was watching them

b)

when the director has inspected the class

c)

while it is raining

d)

since half past seven

15.

what is he doing

a)

he is running

b)

he is jumping

c)

he is jogging

d)

he is riding bicycle

16.

what are they doing?

a)

they are discussing

b)

they studying

c)

they joking

d)

they watching TV

17.

Where … you meeting your client at 10 o’clock yesterday?

a)

were

b)

Was

18.

My father, together with mother, … in the garden all day yesterday.

a)

was working

b)

were working

19.

Someone tried to steal her phone while she … for a railway ticket.

a)

queued

b)

was queuing

20.

Choose the appropriate idiom

a)

It's raining cats and dogs.

b)

Break a leg.

c)

Stubborn as a mule.

d)

No pain no gain.

21.

Choose the appropriate idiom

a)

It's raining cats and dogs.

b)

Break a leg.

c)

Stubborn as a mule.

d)

No pain no gain.

22.

Choose the appropriate idiom

a)

It's raining cats and dogs.

b)

Break a leg.

c)

Stubborn as a mule.

d)

No pain no gain.

23.

Choose the appropriate idiom

a)

It's raining cats and dogs.

b)

Break a leg.

c)

Stubborn as a mule.

d)

No pain no gain.