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Modals in the Past

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Your house looks great. You ___ spent a lot of time painting it.

a)

must have

b)

could have

c)

should have

d)

might have

2.

Michael went running in the rain.He.... gotten sick.

a)

must have

b)

could have

c)

shouldn't

d)

might

3.

It was so dark that ı fell down the stars.I .... fixed the light.

a)

must have

b)

could have

c)

should have

d)

might have

4.

Patty ...... gone by bus .Why did she walk ?

a)

must have

b)

might have

c)

should have

d)

could have

5.

I called his apartment and nobody answered. He ___ gone out.

a)

must have

b)

could have

c)

can't have

d)

might have

6.

You ___ shovelled the front walk. It looks so clean.

a)

must have

b)

could have

c)

should have

d)

might have

7.

He ___ stolen the car. He was with me all the time

a)

must have

b)

should have

c)

might have

d)

can't have

8.

My bicycle is broken now. I ___ ridden it down the stairs.

a)

musn't have

b)

might have

c)

shouldn't have

d)

can't have

9.

Jim looks very happy. I think he ___ gotten a new job.

a)

must have

b)

should have

c)

can't have

d)

could have

10.

The chocolate cake is all gone! Someone ___ eaten it.

a)

must have

b)

should have

c)

might have

d)

could have

11.

Your house looks great. You ________ spent a lot of time painting it.

a)

must have

b)

could have

c)

should have

d)

might have

12.

It was so dark that ı fell down the stars.I _________ fixed the light.

a)

must have

b)

could have

c)

should have

d)

might have

13.

Patty __________ gone by bus .Why did she walk ?

a)

must have

b)

might have

c)

should have

d)

could have

14.

I called his apartment and nobody answered. He ___ gone out.

a)

must have

b)

could have

c)

can't have

d)

might have

15.

He ___ stolen the car. He was with me all the time

a)

must have

b)

should have

c)

might have

d)

can't have

16.

My bicycle is broken now. I ___ ridden it down the stairs.

a)

musn't have

b)

might have

c)

shouldn't have

d)

can't have

17.

You ________________ shouted at him. He'll never forgive you.

a)

can have

b)

must have

c)

should have

d)

shouldn't have

18.

He ___________________ arrived by now. It's only a 20 mins journey.

a)

should have

b)

can't have

c)

musn't have

d)

can have

19.

I was not afraid to come. You ________________ come with me.

a)

should have

b)

must have

c)

can't have

d)

needn't have

20.

I _______________ punished if I hadn't lied to my parents.

a)

would have

b)

wouldn't have been

c)

needn't have

d)

needn't have been

21.

Nobody answered the phone at the clinic. It _________________ closed early.

a)

couldn't have

b)

should have

c)

might have

d)

need have

22.
Very few people spoke English so it was difficult to communicate. I __________ some Spanish. 
a)
could learn
b)
had to learn
c)
 didn't have to learn
d)
 should have learned
23.

They ________________ (win) the football match, but John hurt his ankle.

a)

could have win

b)

could have won

c)

should have winned

d)

should have won

24.

Amanda ________________ (finish) the work, but she felt ill and had to go home.

a)

would have finished

b)

could have finished

c)

must have finished

d)

may have finished

25.

We ________________have finished the game, even if we’d wanted to. It was raining very hard and we had to stop.

a)

could

b)

couldn´t

c)

shouldn´t

d)

mustn´t

26.

I ________________________ (eat) so much chocolate! I feel sick!

a)

mustn´t have eaten

b)

shouldn´t have eaten

c)

shouldn´t have ate

d)

couldn´t have ate

27.

Your house looks great. You ___ spent a lot of time painting it.

a)

must have

b)

could have

c)

should have

d)

might have

28.

It was so dark that ı fell down the stars.I .... fixed the light.

a)

must have

b)

could have

c)

should have

d)

might have

29.

Patty ...... gone by bus .Why did she walk ?

a)

must have

b)

might have

c)

should have

d)

could have

30.

He ___ stolen the car. He was with me all the time

a)

must have

b)

should have

c)

might have

d)

can't have

31.

My bicycle is broken now. I ___ ridden it down the stairs.

a)

musn't have

b)

might have

c)

shouldn't have

d)

can't have

32.

The chocolate cake is all gone! Someone ___ eaten it.

a)

must have

b)

should have

c)

might have

d)

could have

33.

She .... left her phone at school. Or perhaps she left it on the bus.

a)

can't have

b)

might have

c)

must have

34.

Juliet .... gone on holiday. She was at school yesterday !

a)

can't have

b)

may have

c)

must have

35.

I didn't get your e-mail. Do you think you .... sent it to my old e-mail address.

a)

can't have

b)

could have

c)

must have

36.

You went 130 km in less than an hour? You .... driven very fast.

a)

can't have

b)

could have

c)

must have

37.
It ______ have been my wife who moved it. She has the other key. But perhaps it was stolen...
a)
might
b)
must
c)
can't
38.

You look freezing. You ______ worn а coat

a)

should have

b)

might not have

c)

could have

39.

Your brother has been using your email account. You ______ told him your password

a)

must have

b)

mustn't have

c)

couldn't have

40.

Jack is really upset. You ________ laughed at him!

a)

mау not have

b)

can't have

c)

shouldn't have

41.

I sent you а postcard, but you ________ received it yet.

a)

mау have

b)

should have

c)

might not have

42.

I can't remember when I last saw you. Мауbе it was last April, or it ________ bееn in the summer.

a)

might have

b)

must have

c)

can't have

43.

Choose the suitable past modal verb.

Jack passed his test with a good mark.

He__________________________(study) hard.

a)

must have studied

b)

should have studied

c)

would have studied

44.
Is "would" used as modal in the past?
a)
Yes
b)
No
45.

Sena _________________________ walked to work but she took the taxi instead.

a)

could have

b)

shouldn't have

c)

couldn't have

d)

needn't have

46.

Nobody answered the phone at the clinic. It _________________ closed early.

a)

couldn't have

b)

should have

c)

might have

d)

need have

47.

Paul has been infected. He might not have washed his hands.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

We are not at school. What's the cause?

a)

Someone should have called the police.

b)

Who could have done anything?

c)

Schools might have been closed.

49.

The couple broke up in 2005. They would have _____ a better story

4 lines
50.

If I had not lived here, I (a)   have learned how to dance.

51.

The Armero tragedy ocurred because-----

4 lines
52.

We use might have when

a)

There is certainty

b)

The certainty is low

c)

There is a recommendation

d)

There is a hypothesis

53.

We use would have when

a)

We express a high level of certainty

b)

We express suggestions

c)

We express hypothetical situations

d)

We express little certainty

54.

We can use must have when

a)

You are not sure about something

b)

You have a high level of certainty

c)

You wanti to express recommendations

d)

You are not sure about the subject

55.

Could have is suitable to express

a)

Suggestions in the past

b)

Hypothesis about a situation

c)

Possibilities in the past

d)

Uncertainty about something

56.

Mandy                             gone later in the year to Rome, but I couldn’t get time off work.

(a)  

57.

It was really spicy. Nan ____ have liked it.

a)

wouldn’t

b)

shouldn’t

c)

needn't

d)

didn't need

58.

I                taken a raincoat. I got so wet.

(a)  

59.

You ____ have put that red T-shirt in the washing machine. Everything is ruined!

a)

wouldn’t

b)

would

c)

shouldn’t

d)

should

60.

Without my help, Mike definitely ____ failed the French exam.

a)

would have

b)

should have

c)

would has

d)

should has

61.

I _____ so much pizza. I feel sick.

a)

wouldn’t have eaten

b)

wouldn’t have eat

c)

shouldn’t have eaten

d)

shouldn’t have eat

62.

CORRECT THE MISTAKE:

Our trip to London last week wouldn’t be so special without you

(a)  

63.

I enjoyed the story but I __ changed the ending.

a)

would had

b)

would have

c)

should have

d)

should had

64.

I called his apartment and nobody answered. He ___ gone out.

a)

must have

b)

could have

c)

can't have

d)

might have

65.

I _______________ punished if I hadn't lied to my parents.

a)

would have

b)

wouldn't have been

c)

needn't have

d)

needn't have been

66.

They ________________ (win) the football match, but John hurt his ankle.

a)

could have win

b)

could have won

c)

should have winned

d)

should have won

67.

Amanda ________________ (finish) the work, but she felt ill and had to go home.

a)

would have finished

b)

could have finished

c)

must have finished

d)

may have finished

68.

We ________________have finished the game, even if we’d wanted to. It was raining very hard and we had to stop.

a)

could

b)

couldn´t

c)

shouldn´t

d)

mustn´t

69.

1. If you wanted to stay in that hotel, you __ booked before!

a)

could have

b)

might have

c)

should have

d)

couldn't have

70.

2. He __ committed the crime, as he had both the motive and the opportunity.

a)

can't have

b)

could have

c)

would have

d)

should have

71.

3. If I had known about your accident, I __ phoned you.

a)

should have

b)

might have

c)

must have

d)

would have

72.

4. Lucy __ attended the concert, but we aren't sure.

a)

may have

b)

can't have

c)

should have

d)

would have

73.

5. You __ finished that book already! You only started reading it an hour ago.

a)

can't have

b)

might have

c)

shouldn't have

d)

would have

74.

7. Oh no! My phone isn't in my bag. I __ left it on the train.

a)

can have

b)

might have

c)

should have

d)

would have

75.

8. She __ been a lawyer but she decided to study accountancy instead.

a)

can't have

b)

might have

c)

may have

d)

could have

76.

Speculate about something that happened in history and use any form suitable for the situation

4 lines
77.

It is possible that your telephone was out of order yesterday.

Your telephone ……………………………………

a)

MUST BE OUT OF ORDER

b)

MUST HAVE OUT OF ORDER

c)

MUST HAVE BEEN OUT OF ORDER

d)

MUST WAS OUT OF ORDER

78.

It’s impossible that Susan was there yesterday.

Susan ………………………………………………

a)

CAN'T HAVE THERE

b)

COULDN'T BE THERE

c)

COULDN'T HAVE THERE

d)

CAN'T BE THERE

79.

I am sure she had lost our address; otherwise she would have visited us.

She ……………………………………………………

a)

MUST HAVE LOST IT

b)

COULD LOST IT

c)

SHOULD HAVE LOSE IT

d)

LOST IT

80.

Why didn’t you help your brother with the homework?

You ……………………………………………………

a)

SHOULD HELP HIM

b)

SHOULD HAVE HELP HIM

c)

SHOULD HAVE HELPED HIM

d)

SHOULD HELP HIM

81.

It wasn’t wise of him to wander through such a big city without a map.

He ………………………………………………………

a)

CAN'T HAVE DONE IT

b)

SHOULDN'T HAVE DID IT

c)

SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT

d)

SHOULDN'T DONE IT

82.

I didn’t tell him about our plan, but it is possible that he overheard our conversation.

I didn’t tell him about our plan, but ……………………………………………………………

a)

COULDN'T HAVE OVERHEARD IT

b)

MUSTN'T OVERHEARD IT

c)

COULDN'T OVERHEARD IT

d)

DIDN'T OVERHEAR IT

83.

You came to the office unnecessarily. It was a public holiday yesterday.

You ………………………………………………………

a)

NEEDN'T COME

b)

NEEDN'T TO COME

c)

NEEDN'T COMING

d)

NEEDN'T HAVE COME

84.

On Monday Jack came to work earlier than usual. I am sure he took an earlier train.

Jack ………………………………………………………

a)

MUST TOOK

b)

MUST TAKEN

c)

MUST HAVE TAKEN

d)

MUST TAKING

85.

It’s impossible that Kate knew where her brother was.

Kate ………………………………………………………

a)

COULDN'T HAVE KNOWN

b)

COULDN'T HAVE KNEW

c)

COULDN'T HAS KNOWN

d)

COULDN'T KNOW

86.

Maybe they weren’t at London at all; maybe they stayed at home.

They ………………………………………………………

a)

MUST STAY AT HOME

b)

MUST HAD STAYED

c)

MUST STAY

d)

MUST HAVE STAYED

87.

Ben: I can´t find my camera.

Bill: _______________

Ben: Yes, maybe. Iĺl look there tomorrow.

a)

You should have kept it in a safe place.

b)

You might have left it at school.

c)

You couldn´t have lost it.

88.

Alex: She didn´t get my email.

Kat: ________________

Alex: I´m sure I did. I checked before I sent it.

a)

You might have sent it to the wrong address.

b)

You should have sent it to a different address.

c)

You can´t have sent it to the right address.

89.

Clare: My dad wasn´t answering my phone.

Liz: ________________

Clare: But he always has it.

a)

He should have been at work.

b)

He might not have gone to work.

c)

He can´t have taken his phone to work.

90.

You look freezing. You ______worn a coat.

a)

should have

b)

might not have

c)

could have

91.

Ask that question again, the teacher__________heard you.

a)

can´t have

b)

could have

c)

shouldn´t have

92.

Jack is really upset. You ________laughed at him!

a)

may not have

b)

shouldn´t have

c)

can´t have

93.

I sent you a postcard but you _________received it yet.

a)

may have

b)

might not have

c)

should have

94.

Your phone is dead. You ________recharged it this morning.

a)

shouldn´t have

b)

might have

c)

should have

95.

I can´t remember when I last saw you. Maybe it was last April or it ________been in summer.

a)

might have

b)

may not have

c)

should have

96.

You__________invited Sam to your party. He´s a really nice guy.

a)

should not have

b)

can´t have

c)

should have

97.

Letś run for the bus. It (a)   left yet.

98.

Do you understand this grammar?

a)

Yes, fully

b)

Yes, but sometimes I am not certain

c)

No, but I will do more exercise to improve

d)

No, I am lost

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